Vocabulary 1
What is a substance that tastes sour and can burn the skin?
What is a substance made up of oxygen and one other element?
Oxide
What is a substance that causes dough to rise?
Leaven
What do we call scientists who study substances in God's Creation to discover of what they consist called?
Chemists
Will an acid accept or give away hydrogen protons when combined with another substance?
Give away
What is a slippery substance that tastes bitter and can burn the skin?
Base
What is a coating that forms on metal when it comes in contact with air or moisture?
What is a strong base used for cleaning?
Lye
What type of taste do bases have?
Bitter
In the past, what was a base used to relieve pain?
Gall
What is a weak acid used to kill germs?
Boric acid
What is a base that will dissolve easily in water?
Alkali
What is a medicine used to treat stomach problems?
Milk of magnesia
What type of taste do acids have?
What is the most common form of acids?
Liquid
What is a substance made up of carbon and oxygen and at least one other element?
Carbonate
What is a common base used for cleaning?
Ammonia
What does neutralize mean?
To make something have no effect
What must soil have a good balance of?
Acids and bases
What color does acid turn litmus paper?
What are special paper strips used to test acids and bases?
Litmus paper
What is a mild acid used to lower a fever or lesson pain?
What is the name of the scale used to measure the strength of acids and bases?
Will a base accept or give away hydrogen protons when combined with another substance?
Accept
What do most fertilizers contain?
Acids