Matter
Vocabulary
Solutions/Mixtures
pH Scale
Chemical Reactions
100

What are the 3 states of matter.

Solid

Liquid

Gas

100

List two reversible changes. 

Mixing sand and rocks, Sugar and water 

100

List 2 ways that you can separate solids.

Air

Sieve

Magnet

Hands

100

What is the neutral number on the pH scale?

7

100

I cracked a glow stick how do I know a chemical reaction has occurred?

Colour change 

200

What is the word for when liquid turns into gas

Evaporate


200

What does it mean if a reaction is irreversible? 

It cannot be undone 

200

When we mix vinegar and baking soda what does it make?

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

200

List 2 examples of acids.

Various answers:

battery acid, coke, vinegar, fruits and juices, stomach acid, acid rain, coffee, saliva

200

When we mixed carbon dioxide and vinegar, how did we know there was a chemical reaction occurring? 

The balloon blew up and a gas formed.

300

In order, list the types of matter that this picture shows.

Gas

Liquid

Solid

300

What are all solutions made of?

Solute and Solvent

300

If a substance can dissolve in water it would be what?

Soluble?

300

List 2 examples of bases.

Various answers:

salt water, milk, baking soda, ammonia, soap, bleach, drain cleaner

300

What is an example of a physical change?

Answers Varies (Eg. Breaking a pencil, boiling water, chopping wood)

400

What is the process of changing a solid to a liquid

Melting

400

What do you call a mixture of many different substances that you can see?


Heterogenous

400

What is a mixture where the components that make up the mixture are uniformly distributed throughout the mixture (it all looks the same)

A homogenous mixture.

400

Does a number 6 on the pH scale represent an acid or a base?

An acid.

400

What are the two things we look for to see if a chemical reaction happened? (HINT** There are more than two things)

Colour Change 

Temperature change

Odor is produced 

Gas is produced 

500

Which of the states of matter take the shape of their containers?

Liquid and Gas

500

What is a force that is on the surface layer of a liquid that causes the layer to behave like an elastic sheet?

Surface tension 

500

What is the difference between a mixture and a solution?

In a mixture, substances are usually just mixed and are not completely dissolved. In a solution, substances are dissolved completely and they cannot be separated.

500

True or false:

Bases are slippery and bitter while acids are sour and corrosive.

True

500

What is an example of a chemical change?

Answers Varies (Eg. Baking a cake, burning wood, mixing vinegar and baking soda)