Chemistry quiz #1 (p-1)

Question 1

Chemistry

Answer 1

The study of matter and its behaviour

Question 2

Chemical

Answer 2

Any substance found in nature or created by humans

Question 3

Property

Answer 3

Characteristic used to help describe or identify substances

Question 4

Physical property

Answer 4

Characteristics of a material that can be measured without changing the orignal form of the material

Question 5

Chemical property

Answer 5

Properties of a material that become evident during a chemical change

Question 6

State

Answer 6

Solid, liquid, or gas

Question 7

Texture

Answer 7

If a solid, smooth or rough

Question 8

Lustre

Answer 8

If a solid, shiny or dull

Question 9

Crystal structure

Answer 9

Shape of crystal the solid forms

Question 10

Solubility

Answer 10

How much does it dissolve in water or other solvents

Question 11

Freezing / melting point

Answer 11

The temperature at which substances change from liquid to solid or solid to liquid

Question 12

Boiling point

Answer 12

Temperature at which liquid bubbles and changes into a gas

Question 13

Density

Answer 13

Mass divided by the volume

Question 14

Ductility

Answer 14

Is the substance able to stretch into a wire

Question 15

Malleability

Answer 15

Can the substance be hammered into a flat sheet

Question 16

Conductivity

Answer 16

Does the substance transfer heat and electricity well

Question 17

Physical change

Answer 17

When the changes in shape, size or state of matter occur but the substance remains the same

Question 18

Chemical change

Answer 18

Results in the formation of a new substance with different properties

Question 19

Matter

Answer 19

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Question 20

Volume

Answer 20

A measure of how much space an object occupies

Question 20

Mass

Answer 20

A measure of the amount of substance in an object

Question 21

Heterogeneous/mechanical mixture

Answer 21

A mixture where the different parts in it can be seen and separated by physical/mechanical means

Question 22

Mixture

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Made up of two or more chemical components that are not chemically linked

Question 23

Homogenous mixture/solution

Answer 23

A mixture where the different parts cannot be seen, appears to be one substance and can be separated by physical or mechanical means

Question 24

Suspension

Answer 24

Tiny particles of one substance that are held within another to create a cloudy mixture

Question 25

Pure substance

Answer 25

A substance that contains only one type of matter

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Element

Answer 26

A pure substance that cannot be broken down by any means

Question 27

Compound

Answer 27

A pure substance that contains two or more elements combined

Question 28

Medicine wheel

Answer 28

A circle used by First Nations and metis people to understand the physical world

Question 29

Cohesion

Answer 29

A characteristic when particles of the same substance stick together

Question 30

Adhesion

Answer 30

A characteristic when particles of two different substances stick together

Question 31

Combustibility

Answer 31

The ability of a substance to react quickly with oxygen to produce heat energy and light