Matter and elements

Question 1

All living things are made up of…

Answer 1

matter

Question 2

Matter exists in three principle states…

Answer 2

solid, liquid, gas

Question 3

What is the fourth state of matter that exists only at high temperatures?

Answer 3

plasma

Question 4

What is matter composed of?

Answer 4

tiny particles called atoms and molecules

Question 5

What has a fixed volume and takes on the shape of whatever container it is in?

Answer 5

liquid

Question 6

What state is the matter in if the particles are very far apart?

Answer 6

gas

Question 7

What state of matter has a fixed shape?

Answer 7

solid

Question 8

How many elements occur naturally?

Answer 8

92

Question 9

How many fundamental elements?

Answer 9

106

Question 10

What substance cannot be broken down into anything simpler by ordinary chemical means?

Answer 10

Element

Question 11

The smallest particle of an element?

Answer 11

atom

Question 12

A compound always has a fixed ratio of the elements making it up, which is expressed in the…

Answer 12

Empirical formula