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100
any synthetic product that is used to join materials together;causing adherence;sticky
What is adhesive?
100
A change in the chemical composition of a substance to produce a new material with new properties (an example of a chemical change is wood turning to ash and smoke when it burns).
What is chemical change?
100
A person engaged in chemical research or experiments.
What is Chemist
100
A pure substance composed of only one type of atom.
What is Element
100
The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
What is Flora
200
any source of energy other than fossil fuels that is used for constructive purposes
What is alternative energy?
200
The branch of engineering serving industries that chemically convert basic raw materials into a variety of products.
What is Chemical Engineering
200
The branch of science concerned with the properties and interactions of the substances of which matter is composed.
What is Chemistry
200
The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
What is Environment
200
A combination of different things in which the components are individually distinct (e.g., a salad is a mixture of vegetables).
What is Mixture
300
the smallest unit of a chemical element, made up of a nucleus surrounded by electrons
What is atom?
300
Characteristics of a substance that determine how it will react with other substances.
What is Chemical Properties
300
Substance made up of two or more elements, such as water (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), or table sugar (C12H22O11).
What is Compound
300
The branch of engineering that deals with the treatment of chemical, biological, and/or thermal waste, the purification of water and air, and the remediation of contaminated sites due to prior waste disposal or accidental contamination.
What is Environmental Engineering
300
A group of atoms chemically bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
What is Molecule
400
a substance that increases or decreases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed by the reaction itself
What is catalyst?
400
A chemical change in which one or more substances are changed into one or more new substances.
What is Chemical Reaction
400
Basic particle of negative charge in orbit; around the nucleus in an atom.
What is Electron
400
The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
What is Fauna
400
Sodium chloride, common salt.
What is NaCl
500
A proton with no charge that is found in the nucleus of an atom.
What is Neutron
500
The massive, stable part of the atom that contains both protons and neutrons.
What is Nucleus
500
Table of all known chemical elements organized according to their properties.
What is Periodic Table
500
The application of engineering to the drilling for and production of oil, gas, and liquefiable hydrocarbons.
What is Petroleum Engineering
500
The chemistry of drugs and other medicinal products.
What is Pharmaceuticals