TERMS
The science that studies the composition, structure, properties, and change of matter.
CHEMISTRY
Studies chemicals that contain the element carbon.
ORGANIC
Damaging to the nervous system element that was found in the 70’s to be in too high of a concentration for safety.
LEAD
Oldest philosopher that came up with the original atomic theory.
DEMOCRITUS
A general term for any substance that has mass and occupies space.
MATTER
Carbon lacking chemicals are studied in this branch of chemistry.
INORGANIC
A non-scientific process that nonetheless led to scientific discoveries involving elixirs, recipes, alleged magic, and attempted transmutation.
ALCHEMY
Developed the four element theory (or 5, if considering ether).
PLATO
Any substance that takes part in, or occurs, as a result of a reaction.
CHEMICAL
Chemical processes taking place in living beings are studied here.
BIOCHEMISTRY
Name two things chemists do with energy.
CONSERVE
PRODUCE
STORE
Most successful and famous philosopher, his ideas carried through the middle ages.
ARISTOTLE
View of the world that can be viewed with the unaided eye.
MACROSCOPIC
The specific makeup or composition of matter is studied in this area.
ANALYTICAL
Chemistry was transformed into having this basis thanks to the work of Lavoisier.
MEASUREMENT
Believed in alchemy.
ARISTOTLE
This concentration area uses applied science to develop new research areas into DNA and medicine.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Energy transfer, rates of change, and methods of change are understood in this type of chemistry.
PHYSICAL
Observations, hypotheses, experiments, and results.
SCIENTIFIC METHOD
We may not have learned much about this philosopher, but he did die from drinking hemlock as his punishment for "poisoning the minds of youth."
SOCRATES