Exams Semester I Flashcards
As one becomes larger or smaller the other becomes larger or smaller
Directly proportional
Indication of how close a measurement is toots accepted value
Accuracy
The closeness of two or more measurements to each other
Precision
Mass of an object divided by its volume
Density
Each of the digits of a number that is significant
Significant figures
Your answer - actual answer / actual answer
Percent error
Mass
———– = ?
Volume
Density
Giga (G)
10^9
Mega (M)
10^6
Kilo (k)
10^3
Hecto (h)
10^1
Deca (da)
10^0
Deci (d)
10^-1
Centi (c)
10^-2
milli (m)
10^-3
Micro (u)
10^-6
Nano (n)
10^-9
Process by which the composition and properties of a substance change
Chemical change
A process by which a substance undergoes a change that does not undergo a change
Physical change
Characteristic of a substance that cannot be observed without altering the identity
Chemical property
Characteristic of a substance that can be observed without altering the identity
Physical property
Substance that can not be separated into simpler substances by a chemical change
Element
Substance that contains two or more elements chemically combined in a fixed proportions
Compound
Mixture in which the particles are not uniformly intermingled and that therefore was visibly different parts
Heterogeneous mixture
Mixture made up of uniformly intermingled particles that therefore does not contain visibly different parts
Homogenous mixture
Blend of two or more pure substances that are not chemically combined
Mixture
Process that releases heat
Exothermic change
Process that absorbs heat
Endothermic change
What kind of material is water?
Compound
What kind of material is air?
Homogeneous mixture
What kind of material is salad?
Heterogeneous mixture
What kind of material is oxygen?
Element