Particles
Contraction and Expansion
Periodic Table
Phase Change
Vocabulary From The Past
100

What is another name for a particle?

an atom

100

The ________ of matter has to increase for expansion to occur. Hint: It starts with a "T"

temperature

100
Nonmetals are usually found on which side of the periodic table?

the right side

100

Melting is the transition from the (a)_____ phase to the (b)______ phase. What is the answer for (a) and (b)?

a) solid

b) liquid

100

A series of steps used to solve a problem.

the scientific method

200

What word(s) should be used to complete the following sentence? The motion of particles _____ when the temperature _______. Hint: The same word(s) can go in both spaces

increases or goes up

200

As particles in matter contract, the particles will _____ kinetic energy.

lose

200

How many protons and electrons are found in an atom of Sodium?

11

200

Sublimation is the transition from the (a)______ phase to the (b)_______ phase. What is the answer for (a) and (b)? 

a) solid

b) gas

200

This word means a substance composed of a single type of atom, like Iron.

element

300
Which state of matter contains particles that cannot be compressed?

solid

300

When matter is heated, it causes particles to move faster and spread apart or expand. Expand means to increase in _________.

volume

300

PArTiClEs, another name for atoms, are spelled using the symbols from how many elements?

5 elements

300

Condensation is the transition from the (a)______ phase to the (b)_______ phase. What is the answer for (a) and (b)?

a) gas

b) liquid

300
This word is a branch of science that studies substances and how they interact.

chemistry

400

How do particles move in a solid?

They vibrate

400

Use the provided picture to answer the question. Name this helpful engineering assembly that helps hold bridges together through winter (contraction) and summer (expansion) seasons. 

expansion joint, movement joint, bridge expansion joint

400

AUS, the symbol for the American United School, is written using the symbols of which two elements on the periodic table?

gold and sulfur
400

Complete the analogy: ice is to melting, as _______ is to freezing

water or any other liquid that freezes

400

A code that represents the number and kinds of atoms in one particle of a substance, such as 3CHO.

chemical formula or formula

500
The number of variables that you can change in an experimemt.
What is one?
500

Use the provided picture to answer the following question. This is a picture representing all states of matter. Which state of matter does number 2 represent? 100 points bonus if you can name the 4th state of matter in the time given. 

Liquid

Bonus Answer: Plasma

500

The element found in most older thermometers are found in which group AND period?

Mercury (Hg) is found in group 12 and period 6

500

When matter is changing from a solid to a gas, is energy being added or released?

Bonus (100 points): What does "energy added" mean?

energy is being added


Bonus answer: heat is added or it is getting warmed up

500

Characteristics of a substance, such as color, size, and texture.

properties or physical properties

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