Describing Matter
Measuring Matter
Changes in Matter
Properties in Matter
Potpourri
student questions
Final Jeopardy
100

Anything that has mass and takes up space

What is matter?

100
The amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
100
Type of change that results in the formation of a new substance which has a new set of properties and identity.
What is a chemical change?
100
Type of property where substance retains original identity.
What is a physical property?
100
Any mixture in which different parts cannot be seen.
What is a homogeneous mixture?
100

Can the thermal energy from ice cream transfer to a spoon that is room temperature? Explain.

No; thermal energy can only transfer from a warmer substance to a cooler substance.

100

Write the chemical equation  for the following chemical change:

Methane burns (uses oxygen)  ---> two new substances                                                        (Hint: two new substances are 2 waters and Carbon dioxide)

CH4  + 2O2   ------->  CO2  + 2H2O

200
The simplest substance
What is an element?
200

The force that has an effect on weight.

What is gravity?

200
Type of change when you mix chocolate syrup and milk.
What is a physical change?
200
Type of property when you tear a shirt.
What is a physical property?
200
The basic particle of an element.
What is an atom?
200

What happens during an endothermic change?

 energy is absorbed.

300

2 or more atoms bonded together, such as O2 and H2O.

What is a molecule?

300

The formula for density.

What is density = mass / volume?

300

Type of change when you melt an ice cube.

What is a physical change?

300

Type of property when you test flammability.

What is a chemical property?

300

Type of energy when our bodies break down sugar.

What is chemical energy?

300

If a woodchuck could chuck wood, what kind of change would it be for the wood that the woodchuck is chucking?

physical change

400

The force that holds two atoms together.

What is a chemical bond?

400
The amount of space that an object takes up.
What is volume?
400
Type of change when you burn a candle.
What is a chemical change?
400
Type of property when you deal with ability to rust.
What is a chemical property?
400

What is the temperature where water  starts to lose density?

 4 degrees Celsius

400

What type of change is sublimation?

physical change

500

A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.

What is a pure substance?

500

What is a unit for density? Two possible answers

What is g/mL or g/cm3?

500

The most common type of energy released or absorbed when matter changes.

What is thermal energy?

500

Law that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.

What is the law of conservation of matter?

500

What is the unit of measurement for force on a spring scale ?

newtons

500

When you are cooling off your cupcakes, does (A) the warmth of the cupcakes warm up the counter, or (B) do the cool counters cool off the cupcakes?

(A) the warmth of the cupcakes warm up the counter

600

Thermal energy moves from _______ to ________

What is warmer to cooler

600

How is a hydrogen molecule different than hydrogen 

chlorine or ammonia?

Hydrogen is a molecule, not a compound.

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