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Chapter One Flash Cards

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1
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Matter

A

Anything that occupies space and has mass

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Three States of Matter

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Solid, liquid, gas

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3
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A solid has a ___ volume and ____ shape

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definite volume and shape

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A liquid has a ____ volume and a(n) ____ shape

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definite volume, indefinite shape

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A gas assume the ____ and _____ of their containers

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shape and volume

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6
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Liquids assume the shape of their ____

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container

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Pure Substance

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Constant composition (ie copper and nitrogen gas)

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Mixture

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Have 2+ types of matter that can be separated (ie sea water + air)

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Element

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Pure substance that cannot be broken down any further by chemical changes

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10
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Compound

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Pure substance that can be broken down by further chemical changes

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Homogenous Mixture

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A mixture with uniform composition (ie air, gatorade)

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Heterogenous Mixture

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A mixture without uniform composition (ie trail mix, pasta in boiling water)

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13
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Physical Property

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Characteristic of matter not associated with changes in chemical composition (ie. conductivity, boiling point)

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14
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Chemical Property

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When matter can change from one form to another (ie. flammability, reactivity)

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Physical Change

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Change in the state of the properties of matter (boiling water, salt dissolving, cutting paper)

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Chemical Change

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Change that makes a new kind of matter (ie iron rusting, fruit molding)

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17
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Unit

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Standard for comparison

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18
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The two most common unit systems are

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Imperial and metric systems

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19
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The unit system used by scientists that’s based on the metric system

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International system of units

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20
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SI base units

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  • Length
  • Mass
  • Time
  • Temperature
  • Amount of substance
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21
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Length

A

Meter (M)

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Mass

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kilogram (kg)

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Time

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Second (s)

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Temperature

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Kelvin (K)

25
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Amount of substance

A

mole (mol)

26
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giga (G)

A

10x10ˆ9

27
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mega (M)

A

10x10ˆ6

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Kilo (k)

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1x10ˆ3

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Deci (d)

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1x10ˆ-1

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centi (c)

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1x10ˆ-2

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milli (m)

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1x10ˆ-3

32
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micro (μ)

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1x10ˆ-6

33
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nano (n)

A

1x10ˆ-9

34
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Volume

A

A measure of space occupied by something

35
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Volume of a cylinder

A

πrˆ2h

36
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Volume of a cylinder

A

lˆ3

37
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Volume of a sphere

A

4/3πrˆ3

38
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Volume of a rectangular prism

A

lwh

39
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Density

A

The ratio of mass to volume

40
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Common units of density

A

g/cmˆ3 , g/L , g/mˆ3

41
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Exact number

A

A result of counting (ie 4 potatoes)

42
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Accuracy

A

How close a number is to the true measurement

43
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Precision

A

How close together your repeated measurements are

44
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Mass

A

measure of the amount of matter in an object

45
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Weight

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The force of gravity exerted on an object

46
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Atom

A

The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element

47
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Molecule

A

2 or more atoms connected by a chemical bond

48
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Diatonic Elements

A

H2, O2, N2, Cl2, Br2, I2, F2

49
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Extensive Property

A

Depends on amount of material

50
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Examples of extensive properties

A

Mass, Volume, Heat

51
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Intensive Properties

A

Depends on the type of material

52
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Examples of intensive properties

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density, temperature, color, humidity

53
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Three parts of a measurement

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Number, Unit, Uncertainty

54
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Number

A

Size or magnitude of a measurement

55
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Unit

A

A standard of comparison for the measurement

56
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Uncertainty

A

An indication of the uncertainty of the measurement

57
Q

Fahrenheit to Celsius

A

TF= 9/5Tc + 32

58
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Kelvin to Celsius

A

Tk = Tc +273.15

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