Matter and Its Properties
Chemistry - A Physical Science
Changes
Elements
Wild Card
100
This has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
100
The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes.
What is Chemistry?
100
A change in substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance.
What is a physical change?
100
Vertical columns on the periodic table.
What is a family or group?
100
The fundamental building block of matter.
What is the atom?
200
Scientists are unsure whether to call this a chemical or a physical property.
200
This branch of chemistry is most concerned with the study of carbon compounds.
What is Organic Chemistry?
200
The ability to explode
What is combustibility
200
The ability of a substance to be drawn into a thin wire.
What is ductility?
200
A mixture that is uniform in composition.
What is homogeneous?
300
A substance's ability to undergo changes that alter its identity.
What is a chemical property?
300
This branch of chemistry deals with the chemical processes that occur in living things
What is a biochemistry?
300
A solid substance formed as a result of a chemical change.
What is a precipitate?
300
When solid, these substances are brittle.
What are non-metals?
300
Elements and compounds are examples of these
What are pure substances?
400
Has a definite volume and an indefinite shape.
What is Liquid?
400
A chemist in this branch of chemistry might be investigating energy relationships for various reactions.
What is physical chemistry?
400
the ability to catch fire
What is flammability?
400
A liquid metal
What is mercury? (or Gallium)
400
The number of metalloids found on the Periodic Table.
What is eight?
500
Fourth phase of matter that is found mainly on stars.
What is plasma?
500
This is the application of the knowledge of science for practical purposes.
What is technology?
500
Two indications that a chemical change has occurred.
What is the release of a gas, a change in color, a change in temperature, a precipitate. (choose two)
500
A nonmetal on the metals side of the Periodic Table.
What is Hydrogen?
500
A property of metalloids that makes them valuable in the tech industry.
What is semiconductor? (semiconducting)