Atoms & Molecules
States of Matter
Substances & Mixtures
What's the Matter?
Vocabulary
100

Everything in the universe is made of this

Matter, or atoms

100

What are the three most common states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, Gas

100

Substance or Mixture: Fruit Loops

Mixture

100

True or False: We can see molecules with our bare eyes

False

100

What is a substance?

Matter that is made of only one type of molecule or atom
200

True or False: A desk and a sweater are both made of atoms

True

200

How do you turn a liquid such as water into a gas?

By adding heat or boiling

200

Substance or Mixture: Diamond

Substance
200

What are the atoms in a molecule of water or H2O?

Two hydrogen atoms, one oxygen atom

200

What does attract mean

To pull on something, even without touching it, to come closer together

300

How many types of molecules are substances made of?

A substance is only made up of one type of molecule

300

When a liquid starts to solidify into a solid, its molecules do this

Slow down or come closer together

300

Substance or Mixture: Seawater

300

Substances with molecules that have low attraction to each other will 

Separate, not be attracted to each other 

300

Give 3 examples of emulsifiers 

Corn Starch, Flour, Lecithin

400

Which is larger? An atom or a molecule?

A molecule (A molecule is made up of more than 1 atom)

400

True or False: When a liquid turns into a solid, the shape changes but the volume does not.

True!
400

Substance or Mixture: Milk

Mixture

400

What can be added to two substances that have molecules with low attraction to each other in order to get the substances to mix?

An emulsifier

400

What is a sediment?

A solid that has not dissolved in a liquid

500

What are mixtures made of?

Multiple types of substances (which are made of multiple types of molecules) (which are made of multiple types of atoms)

500

Name a mixture or the ingredients of a mixture that can mimic both a solid and a liquid?

Oobleck, cornstarch and water

500

What is the difference between a substance and a mixture?

A substance is made of only one ingredient. A mixture is made up of more than one substance.

500

Put the following in order from smallest to largest:

Mixture, Atom, Substance, Molecule

Atom, Molecule, Substance, Mixture

500

What is paper chromatography?

A way to separate a mixture into different substances that it is made of.