Jeopardy Chemistry

States of Matter

100

What are the three most common states of matter found on Earth?

What are solid, liquid, and gas?

200

What term describes a solid with particles arranged in a repeating three-dimensional pattern?

What is a crystalline solid?

300

What state of matter has no definite shape or volume and can expand to fill any container?

What is a gas?

400

What phase change occurs when a gas turns into a liquid?

What is condensation?

500

What must happen for matter to change from one state to another?

What must it gain or lose energy? 

Formulas

100

If you have a chemical equation with unbalanced elements, what principle is being violated?

The law of conservation of mass.

200

What is the chemical formula for table salt?

NaCI

300

What is the chemical formula for sugar (glucose)?

C₆H₁₂O₆

400

What is the chemical formula for water?

H₂O

500

Which type of chemical formula shows the arrangement of atoms within a molecule?

A structural formula

Chemical Reactions

100

What is an exothermic reaction?

This type of reaction releases heat as it proceeds.

200

This type of reaction involves the combination of two or more reactants to form a single product.

What is a synthesis reaction?

300

A catalyst is a substance that affects a chemical reaction rate without being consumed in the reaction.

What is increased (or sped up)?

400

What chemical formula must be written to the left of a chemical equation in order to balance the number of oxygen atoms?

Oxygen gas(O2)

500

When do the breaking of chemical bonds release energy? 

This is when the new chemical bonds are formed.