Vocabulary
Atoms, Elements, and Molecules
States of Matter
Properties of Matter
Sink or Float?
100

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Matter

100

Building blocks of matter.

Atoms

100

State of matter that has a specific shape and specific volume.

Solid

100

Materials that allow energy to pass through them easily.

Conductors

100

If water has a density of 1 g/mL, what will happen to an object of density 2 g/mL that is placed in water?

It will sink!

200

State of matter that will completely fill the space that it is given.

Gas

200

Each different type of atom.

Element

200

When a substance changes from a solid, to a liquid.

Melting

200

The ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid.

Solubility

200

Which item in the column is the least dense?

Ping Pong Ball

300

State of matter that has particles that can move past each other.  Takes the shape of its container.

Liquid

300

Two or more atoms chemically joined together.

Molecule (or Compound)

300

Solid

300

Name a metal that is magnetic.

iron

300

What must be true of the rubber duck?

It is less dense than water.

400

The amount of matter packed into a specific volume.

Density

400

How many different elements are in C6H12O?

3

400

What it takes to change from one state of matter to another state of matter.

Energy (or Heat)

400

Which mineral(s) can topaz scratch?

Quartz

400

Calculate the density of an object with a mass of 10g and a volume of 5mL.

Density = Mass/Volume

2 g/mL

500

State of matter that is similar to a gas, but has electrically charged particles.

Plasma

500

How many total atoms are in NaCl ?

2

500

When a solid changes directly to a gas!

Sublimation

500

Name 3 materials that would be considered insulators.

rubber, plastic, wood, glass...

500

Which item listed below would sink in water?

Item 1:  density of 0.8 g/mL

Item 2:  density of 1.06 g/mL

Item 3:  density of 0.96 g/mL

Item 2

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