Units
Variables
Vocabulary
Significant Figures
Describing Substances
100

The unit for mass

What is grams?

100

Variable that goes on the x-axis.

What is the independent variable?

100

Made up of "stuff" and takes up space.  

What is matter?

100

The amount of significant figures in the following number:

0.000200890

What is 6?

100

A substance that is made up of the same type of atoms or compounds throughout.

What is a pure substance?
200

The unit for measured volume.

mL or L
200

Variables that are purposefully held constant by the person doing experiment. 

What are control variables?

200

The tool used to measure mass and the unit.

What is a balance and grams?

200

This type of zero is ALWAYS considered significant.

What is captive zeros?

200

Made up of two or more different types of atoms that are chemically combined.

What is a compound?

300
The SI unit for temperature.

kelvin

300

Variable that is measured by the experimenter.

What is the dependent variable?

300

The amount of mass in a certain amount of volume.

What is density?

300

307,984 rounded to 2 significant figures.

What is 310,000?

300

A substance that is made up of 2 or more substances that can be separated based on physical properties.

What is a mixture?

400

The relationship between cm3 and mL.

What is 1:1?

400

In the statement identify the independent variable:  scientist studied the relationship between the amount of rain (in cm) and the number zebras born each spring.

What is the amount of rain?

400

The speed of particles.

What is temperature?

400

The answer to the following problem (rounded to the correct number of sig figs):

2.983 + 1.4

What is 4.4?

400

Type of mixture in which the substances that make up the mixture are evenly disturbed.

What is a homogeneous mixture?

500

The units for density are derived by.

What is mass/volume?

500

Using the following statement identify 2 important control variables:  a student is completing an experiment to see how the temperature of a liquid affects the volume of the liquid.

What is amount of liquid in the container, type of liquid, container?

(must have 2 correct control variables)

500

The temperature at which all particles completely stop moving.

What is absolute zero (0 K)?

500

The answer to the following problem (rounded to the correct number of sig figs):

101.0 x 0.0032 =


What is 0.32?

500

Smallest particle that has all of the properties of an element.

What is an atom?

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