Mod 3 Lesson 1

Question 1

Matter

Answer 1

anything that occupies space and has mass

Question 2

Elements

Answer 2

unique forms of matter with specific chemical and physical properties that cannot be broken down into smaller substances by ordinary chemical reactions

Question 3

Atom

Answer 3

the smallest unit of an element that retains all of the chemical properties of an element

Question 4

Volume

Answer 4

the amount of space a liquid or object takes up in cubic units (e.g. cubic inches, cubic feet, cubic meters, etc.)

Question 5

Mass

Answer 5

a measurement of how much matter is in an object; not dependent on gravity; the basic metric unit of mass is the gram

Question 6

Molecules

Answer 6

an electrically neutral group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds

Question 7

Property

Answer 7

characteristics that enable us to distinguish one substance from another

Question 8

Gas

Answer 8

a state of matter that has a great deal of space between particles and takes both the shape and volume of its container if confined

Question 9

Solid

Answer 9

state of matter that is rigid and possesses a definite shape and volume

Question 10

Liquid

Answer 10

a state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of a container