VOCABULARY
CLASSIFYING MATTER
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STATES OF MATTER
PHYSICAL CHANGES
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THE BUILDING BLOCK OF MATTER

ATOM

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A CHART YOU CAN USE TO FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE KNOWN ELEMENTS

PERIODIC TABLE

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NAME A SIZE-DEPENDENT PROPERTY

MASS OR VOLUME

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A PHYSICAL CHANGE INVOLVES A CHANGE IN _________ , ________ , ________ , OR __________.  (FILL IN TWO BLANKS)

SIZE, SHAPE, FORM, STATE OF MATTER

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CHANGE IN SIZE, SHAPE, FORM, OR STATE OF MATTER IN WHICH THE MATTER’S IDENTITY STAYS THE SAME

PHYSICAL CHANGE

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WHAT THREE PARTICLES MAKE UP ATOMS

PROTONS, NEUTRONS, ELECTRONS

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NAME TWO SIZE INDEPENDENT PROPERTIES

MELTING POINT, BOILING POINT, DENSITY, ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY, SOLUBILITY, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

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TRUE OR FALSE: THE IDENTITY OF MATTER CHANGES DURING A PHYSICAL CHANGE

FALSE, IT DOES NOT CHANGE

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ANYTHING THAT HAS MASS AND TAKES UP SPACE

MATTER

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WHAT ARE THE TWO MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS OF MATTER

SUBSTANCE AND MIXTURE

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NAME TWO PHYSICAL PROPERTIES THAT CAN BE USED TO SEPARATE MIXTURES

STATE OF MATTER, BOILING POINT, MELTING POINT, DENSITY, VOLUME, SOLUBILITY

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WHEN A SOLID CHANGES DIRECTLY TO A GAS (SKIPPING LIQUID STATE)

SUBLIMATION

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AMOUNT OF MATTER IN AN OBJECT

MASS

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THE NUMBER OF PROTONS IN AN ATOM DETERMINES AN ELEMENT’S ______________

ATOMIC NUMBER

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TRUE OR FALSE: THE DENSITY OF AN OBJECT CAN BE FOUND BY DIVIDING ITS LENGTH BY ITS WIDTH

FALSE, DENSITY IS MASS DIVIDED BY VOLUME

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STATE OF MATTER CAN BE CHANGED BY ADDING __________ ENERGY

THERMAL

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________ IS THE ABILITY TO DISSOLVE

SOLUBILITY

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SUBSTANCES THAT ARE NOT EVENLY MIXED

HETEROGENEOUS MIXTURE

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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A SUBSTANCE AND A MIXTURE

BOTH ARE MATTER. SUBSTANCE - COMPOSITION IS ALWAYS THE SAME. MIXTURE CAN VARY IN COMPOSITION

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HOW IS MASS DIFFERENT FROM WEIGHT

MASS IS HOW MUCH MATTER IS PRESENT, WEIGHT IS THE PULL OF GRAVITY ON MATTER

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GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WATER IN EACH STATE OF MATTER

SOLID - ICE, LIQUID - WATER, GAS - WATER VAPOR

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WHAT IS MEANT BY CONSERVATION OF MASS

MASS IS CONSERVED BECAUSE IT REMAINS THE SAME AFTER A CHANGE, SUCH AS A PHYSICAL CHANGE