Systems & Conservation of Mass
Properties
Everything Matters
Vocab
Gas Hunt
100

Explain the difference between an open and closed system.

Open systems aren't sealed shut so matter can get in or out. Closed systems are sealed shut so nothing can get in or out.

100

What is the property that tells us how a substance interacts with fire?

Flammability

100

The 3 states of matter

solid, liquid, gas

100

In a closed system the mass of a chemical reaction will decrease

false

100

Which gas in the table changes from solid to gas with no liquid phase?

Carbon Dioxide

200

Can matter be created or destroyed?

NEVER!

200

If a substance dissolves in water it is considered:

soluble

200

Draw a Model of gas particles

200

What is trapped inside of bubbles?

Gas

200

Which gas represents the highest percentage of air? 

Nitrogen

300

True or false: If a system is open, mass can leave or enter the system.

True

300

The property that tells us if a substance rises or sinks

density

300

matter is made up of tiny  ____________

particles

300

A combination of multiple substances is called a:

mixture

300

Which 3 gasses are still possibly the bath bomb gas?

(Hint: The bath bomb gas extinguishes a flame and it sinks in air)

Nitrogen, argon, or carbon dioxide

400

Give an example of an open system you see every day.

Answers may include: a boiling pot of water, a living organism, a fish tank, earth's atmosphere, etc.

400

Properties are characteristics of substance that are __________   _________

always true

400

How are the particles in a liquid spaced apart? How do they move?

Medium distance apart and moving medium speed (faster than solid particles but slower than gas)

400

characteristics of a substance that don't change. 

Properties

400

Air is a mixture. What does this mean?

Air contains many different gases in it. It is not simply one substance

500

In a closed system, if you mix vinegar and baking soda and trap the gas, how will the mass change after the reaction?

The mass will stay the same, showing conservation of mass.

500

What are the three substances required to make the bath bomb fizz?

Baking soda, citric acid, water

500

What do we call the process when a liquid turns into a gas?

evaporation or boiling

500
less dense substances ___________ and more dense substances __________.
rise : sink
500

Which gas on your table has a density lower than helium and can also create an explosion?

Hydrogen