Heart of the Matter
What are the two things something must have to be considered matter?
Mass and volume
Name the three states of matter.
Solid, Liquid, Gas
A property is something that describes the nature of a substance. Does it change depending on how much of a substance you have?
No, properties remain the same no matter how much you have of a substance.
An element is made up of _____ type of atom.
One
The letter(s) in the center of each square of the Periodic Table are called that element’s ____________.
Symbol or atomic symbol
What is all matter made of?
Atoms
What state of matter has definite shape and volume?
Solid
What is a characteristic that describes how a material changes when it reacts with other materials?
A chemical property
What is the chemical symbol for Oxygen?
O
In the modern Periodic Table of Elements elements are arranged in rows running left to right by increasing _______________.
Atomic number (number of protons/electrons)
Which of the following are considered matter: Light, Air, Soil, Water, Atom, Cell, Neon, Love
Air, Soil, Water, Atom, Cell, Neon
What state of matter has definite volume but no definite shape?
Liquid
Is odor a physical property, a chemical property or neither?
Physical property
The symbol Na represents which element?
Sodium
There are always two numbers that go with elements on the periodic table. One is atomic number, the other is _______________.
Atomic weight
What tool do you need to be able to see atoms and molecules?
An electron microscope
What state of matter has no definite shape or volume?
Gas
Is melting point a physical property, a chemical property or neither?
Physical property
Bronze is made by mixing Copper and ______.
Tin
Who invented the first Periodic Table of Elements?
Mendeleev
Can matter, the atoms and the pieces that make them up, be created or destroyed?
No, no matter can be created or destroyed, it can however change forms.
If a substance goes through all the phases of matter from solid to gas it would first _______, then ___________.
Melt, then Boil
Is weight a physical property, a chemical property or neither?
Neither, it's a measurement of how much you have of something.
This element gave plumbers their name.
Lead (Pb)
Helium, Neon, and Argon are part of a group of elements on the far right of the Periodic Table called ______________.
The Noble Gases