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66 Cards in this Set
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_____ is anything that has mass and takes up space.
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matter
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______ is a set of characteristics an object displays.
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properties
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Give examples of physical properties: 1 2 3
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1.color 2. taste 3. hardness
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__ ___ are characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured.
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Physical properties
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____,_____, and _____ are all examples of measurements.
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Length, width and weight
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____ is the amount of matter in an object.
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Mass
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_____ is a measure of the pull of gravity on an object.
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Weight
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(True/False)The mass of an object will always be the same.
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True
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(True/False) The weight of an object will always be the same.
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False
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Your weight on the moon would be _____ of what is it on Earth.
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1/6
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What measure is best in determining the amount of matter an object has?
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mass
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What instrument do we use to measure mass?
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a balance
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What instrument do we use to measure weight?
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spring scale
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How are mass and weight the same?
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They both measure the matter of an object.
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____ is the amount of space that an object takes up.
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volume
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The volume of a liquid can be measured using a ___ ___.
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graduated cylinder
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Name two ways volume can be calculated:
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1)using the formula LxWxH
2)liquid displacement |
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____ is the concentration of matter in an object.
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density
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What is the formula for density?
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Density - mass/volume
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True/False. Pure substances always have the same density when measured under the same conditions.
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True
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Why is density used to identify pure substances?
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Because pure substances always have the same density.
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If you have a substance with a mass of 76.5 grams and a volume of 15cm, what will the density of the substance be?
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5.1 g/cm
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A ____ is a combination of two or more different kinds of matter, each of which keeps it own physical properties.
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mixture
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Give an example of a mixture.
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sugar and iron fillings
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A _____ is a type of mixture in which particles of the two substances are evenly mixed.
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solution
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The ______ of substances is their ability to be dissolved.
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solubility
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______ is a solution of zinc and copper. (solid mixture)
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Brass
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___ is an example of a mixture of gases.
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air
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What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
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solid
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What state of matter has a definite volume, but not a definite shape?
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liquid
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What state of matter does not have a definite volume or shape?
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gas
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What are the three states of matter?
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solid, liquid and gas
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Molecules in a _______ do not move, but rather, vibrate.
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solid
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Molecules in a _____move slowly.
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liquid
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Molecules in a ____ move the fastest.
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gas
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A ____ has the greatest density, a _____ has the least amount of density.
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solid
gas |
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If the molecules in a gas are placed under pressure, the molecules will begin to stay closer together. If the pressure is great enough, the gas will turn into a ___.
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liquid
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Explain how evaporation works with the states of matter.
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When heat is added to a liquid, the molecules of the liquid begin to move faster and further apart, cause the liquid to turn to a gas.
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_____ is a change in state from a solid to a liquid.
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melting
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____ changes a substance from a liquid to a gas.
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boiling
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_____ changes a substance from a liquid to a solid.
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freezing
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________ occurs when particles escape from a nonboiling liquid and become a gas.
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evaporation
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______ changes a substance from a gas to a liquid.
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condensation
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______ is a change in state from a solid to a gas.
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sublimation
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True/False.
Changes in state do not change a substance. |
True
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Changes in state occur when ____ is added or removed.
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heat
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When heat is added to a substance, the particles ___ energy.
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gain
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When heat is removed from a substance, the particles __ energy.
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lose
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Changes in which no new substances are formed are __ ___.
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physical changes
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Changes in which one or more new substances are formed are called ___ ____.
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chemical changes
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_____ is one kind of chemical reaction.
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Burning
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The starting substances of a chemical reaction are called ____.
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reactants
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The new substance formed in a chemical reaction is called the ____.
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product
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_____,______, ______ or (sometimes)_______ are all clues that a chemical reaction has taken place.
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Light, heat, gas or (sometimes) color
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Sodium combines with ____ to form salt.
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chlorine
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What is the difference between physical change and chemical reaction?
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A physical change does not produce a new substance, and a chemical reaction does.
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_______ cannot always be used to identify a chemical reaction.
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color
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____ is the ability to burn.
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Combustibility
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_____ tests are often used to identify substances.
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Flame
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________ are dyes that react chemically with acids and bases.
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Indicators
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What type of chemical and physical properties can help predict the nature of a substance?
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1)combustibility
2)pH indicators 3)separation of mixtures |
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An ___ is a combination of a metal and other substances.
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ore
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The process of _______ recovers vapors and condense them into a liquid.
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distillation
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Name three ways mixtures can be separated:
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1)water or magnet
2)spinning at high speeds 3)boiling |
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What is the Law of Conservation?
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Matter is neither created nor destroyed during a physical change or chemical reaction.
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____ ____, a French scientist, was among the first scientists to carefully measure chemical reactions.
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Antoine Lavoisier
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