Chemistry Basics
Mass & Volume
Density & Buoyancy
Properties of Matter
Class
100

Chemistry is the study of _____.

Matter!

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.


100

_____ tells us how much space something takes up. 

Volume 

100

____ is how much mass is in a certain volume of matter. 

Density

100
The amount of shine something has is called ____. 

Luster 

100

True or False: I should read the lab before arriving to class. 

True! 

Reading the lab will help you understand the experiment better 

200

We use the ____ _____ to study matter. 

Periodic Table



200

_____ means to replace matter with another type of matter. Ex. Adding objects to a full cup of water will push cause the water to overflow and spill. 

Displacement 

200

____ is the ability of something to float. 

Buoyancy 


200
What was the scientific name for "fool's gold"?

Iron Pyrite 

200

What two main books do you need to have for the class?

textbook and notebook journal

300
Matter exists in how many different forms?

3

It exists as a solid, liquid or gas!

300
What famous mathematician figured out how to measure the volume of the gold crown? 

Archimedes

300

Which ball is less dense? A tennis ball or a baseball?

Tennis ball! 

Though similar in shape and size to a baseball, tennis balls have lots of space and less matter packed inside. 

300

Which material was "harder", gold or iron pyrite?

Iron pyrite! 

- hardness describes how resistance matter is from being changed 

- while gold is soft and bendable, iron pyrite is non bendable 

300

True or False: You must bring your notebook every week to class?

True! 

You record your homework in the notebook journal. Please hand me your notebooks at the beginning of class and I will check them. 

You will get them back before you leave!

400

Atoms combine into different ratios to make _______.

Molecules!

Ex. Water uses two Hydrogen atoms and one oxygen to make one molecule of water.

400

True or False: Mass and Weight are the same thing.

False. 

Mass is the same regardless of location

Weight changes based on location

Ex. You weigh much much less in space than on Earth because the force of gravity is weaker in space than on Earth. 

400

True or False: An object with a greater density than water will float. 

False. 

- It would sink. 

- Objects with less density than water will float. 

- Think back to the Try This experiment with the eggs and salt water 

400

What does the word malleable mean?

To bend or shape 

400

Where do you check for assigned homework? 

On the homework calendar! It is in a link found in your email.