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Worksheets6.6 Matter Vocabulary Quiz
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
What are the characteristics of solids?
Particles flow and change shape
Particles are spread out and move quickly
Particles tightly packed and vibrate; definite shape and volume
Particles are randomly arranged
What are the characteristics of liquids?
Particles loosely packed; flow past each other; changing shape; definite volume
Particles tightly packed; definite shape
Particles move very fast in all directions
Particles have no volume
What are the characteristics of gases?
Particles vibrate in place; definite shape
Particles flow with definite volume
Particles spread out; move quickly; changing shape and volume
Particles stay in one spot
What is a pure substance?
A mix of different substances
Made of one type of element or compound; cannot be separated physically
Changes state easily
Made only of gases
What is an element?
One type of substance
Two or more substances mixed
A combination of gases
A chemical reaction
What is a compound?
One type of atom
2 or more elements chemically combined
A type of mixture
Only solids
What is a homogeneous mixture?
Mixtures that are the same throughout
A mixture with visible parts
A mix of solids and gases
A mix of elements only
What is a heterogeneous mixture?
Mixtures that are not the same throughout
Mixtures that are identical
Pure substances
Only liquids
What are the properties of metals?
Malleable, shiny, good conductors
Brittle and dull
Non-conductive and soft
Always gases
What are the properties of nonmetals?
Shiny and malleable
Brittle, dull, insulators
Semiconductors
Only found in the center of the periodic table
What are the properties of metalloids?
Semiconductors; can be shiny/dull, malleable/brittle
Always shiny and malleable
Non-conductive and always dull
Gases with no mass
What are rare Earth metals known for?
Fluorescent and magnetic
Low density and dull
Only found in gas form
Brittle and transparent
What does malleable mean?
Able to be hammered or shaped without breaking
Breaks easily
Stays in one place
Cannot be reshaped
What does brittle mean?
Can be drawn into wire
Breaks easily
Reflects light
Conducts electricity well
What does ductile mean?
Breaks when bent
Able to be drawn into a wire
Reflects no light
Does not conduct heat
What is a conductor?
Blocks all heat
Moves heat and electricity easily
Breaks under pressure
Has no electrons
What is a semiconductor?
Moves heat/electricity but not as well as metals
Blocks all energy
Only works with solids
Reflects light
What is an insulator?
Does not move heat or electricity well
Conducts heat fast
Glows in the dark
Forms only in gases
What is luster?
Ability to reflect light; shininess
A soft texture
Being brittle
High density
What does it mean if an object floats?
It is less dense than the fluid
It is heavier than the fluid
It is a gas
It conducts heat
What does it mean if an object sinks?
It is lighter than the fluid
It is more dense than the fluid
It is changing state
It is a compound
What is a sign of a chemical change?
Color change, gas production, precipitate, temperature change
Freezing and melting
Dissolving
Breaking apart physically
What is a precipitate?
A solid that forms during a chemical reaction
A gas that evaporates
A change in size
A mix of gases
What is the difference between physical and chemical changes?
Physical changes do not create new substances; chemical changes do
Chemical changes melt the object
Physical changes are always cold
They are the same
