Matter
anything that takes up space and has mass
MATTER
PHYSICAL PROPERTY
chemical formulas and symbols written to represent a reaction
CHEMICAL EQUATION
a process that absorbs heat
average per person
PER CAPITA
tiny particles that serve as building blocks of all matter
ATOMS
a characteristic that can be observed/measured only when atoms rearrange during a chemical change
CHEMICAL PROPERTY
a shorthand notation that uses chemical symbols and numbers as subscripts to represent the type and number of atoms that are present in the smallest unit of a substance
CHEMICAL FORMULA
a process that releases heat
EXOTHERMIC REACTIONS
"the increase of Earth's average surface temperature"
a single substance with a definite composition and set of chemical and physical properties
PURE SUBSTANCE
an insoluble solid formed from a chemical reaction
PRECIPITATE
method/means of changing one or more chemicals or chemical compounds
CHEMICAL PROCESS
the total kinetic energy (motion) of tiny particles that make up matter
THERMAL ENERGY
all the interconnected living and nonliving things on earth
BIOSPHERE
the simplest unit of a chemical that can exist; formed when 2 or more atoms join together chemically
MOLECULE
how much mass is contained in a given volume of a substance
a number written below and to the right of a chemical symbol that shows the number of that specific type of atom present
SUBSCRIPT
energy of motion
KINETIC ENERGY
gases that absorb infrared radiation from the sun and trap heat in the atmosphere
GREENHOUSE GASES
a solid material in which the atoms are arranged in a definite pattern
CRYSTAL
a type of mixture involving two or more substances
SOLUTION
a number placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula that represents the number of molecules
COEFFICIENT
stored energy
POTENTIAL ENERGY
the range of weather that varies from region to region
GLOBAL CLIMATE