Elements and Matter

Question 1

Element

Answer 1

A substance made out of a single type of atom

Question 2

Atom

Answer 2

The smallest particle of an element

Question 3

Compound

Answer 3

A substance made up of two or more elements that are chemically combined

Question 4

Mixture

Answer 4

A combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated

Question 5

Melting

Answer 5

Solid to liquid with energy gained

Question 6

Evaporation

Answer 6

Liquid to gas with energy gained

Question 7

Deposition

Answer 7

Gas to solid with energy lost

Question 8

Sublimation

Answer 8

Solid to gas with energy gained

Question 9

Freezing

Answer 9

Liquid to solid with energy lost

Question 10

Condensation

Answer 10

Gas to liquid with energy lost

Question 11

Liquid particles

Answer 11

Particles flow but remain close together, they have more energy solids and have strong bonds

Question 12

Solid particles

Answer 12

Particles are tightly packed and vibrate, have low energy and are held in place by bonds.

Question 13

Gas particles

Answer 13

Particles that move freely, bonds don’t hold them in place and they have high energy

Question 14

Molecule

Answer 14

A substance made up of two or more atoms that are chemically combined. Can be either an element or a compound

Question 15

Lattice

Answer 15

The arrangement of atoms into rows and columns

Question 16

Gas properties

Answer 16

It is any matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume.

Question 17

Solid Properties

Answer 17

Is any matter in a form that has a definite shape and volume.

Question 18

Liquid Properties

Answer 18

It is any matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.

Question 19

Monoatomic Element

Answer 19

An element made up of only a single atom

Question 20

Matter

Answer 20

It is anything that has mass and takes up space

Question 21

Chemical Symbol

Answer 21

A one or two letter representation of an element

Question 22

Atomic Mass

Answer 22

The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom; the big number on a periodic table

Question 23

Atomic Number

Answer 23

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom; the small number on a periodic table

Question 24

Transition Metal

Answer 24

Block of metallic elements in the middle of the periodic table

Question 25

Metalloids

Answer 25

Elements that have properties of both metals and non-metals

Question 26

Non-metals

Answer 26

Elements that do not conduct heat or electricity, are brittle and turn into liquids and gases easily

Question 27

Metals

Answer 27

Elements that conduct heat and electricity, are shiny and are malleable and ductile

Question 28

Periods

Answer 28

The rows on the periodic table; there are 7 of them

Question 29

Groups

Answer 29

The columns on the periodic table; there are 18 of them

Question 30

Proton

Answer 30

Positively charged particles found in the nucleus of an atom

Question 31

Neutron

Answer 31

Particles with no electrical charge that are found in the nucleus of an atom

Question 32

Electron

Answer 32

Negatively charged, very light particles found moving around the nucleus of an atom

Question 33

Controlled Variable

Answer 33

The variables that stay the same

Question 34

Dependent Variable

Answer 34

Variable that is measured: the variable that depends on the independent variable

Question 35

Independent Variable

Answer 35

Variable that is changed