Chapter 3 Flashcards
(26 cards)
[3-1]
The characteristics of Matter are:
- _____
- _____.
- It has mass
2. It occupies space.
[3-1]
The “stuff” called ______ is the material of the universe.
Matter
[3-1]
The three states of matter are:
- ______
- ______
- ______
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
(SLG)
A/an _____ is a rigid substance with a definite shape.
Solid
[3-1]
A/an _____ has has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container
Liquid
[3-1]
A/an _____ takes the shape and volume of its container.
Gas
[3-2]
A _____ property, it describe a substance’s ability to change to a different substance.
Physical
[3-2]
A _____ property, it has the ability of a substance to change to a different substance.
Chemical
[3-2]
In a molecule, the letters stand for _____.
Atoms
[3-2]
In a molecule, the lines show the _____.
attachments or bonds
[3-2]
A/an _____, it is a substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by chemical or physical means. It consists of atoms all having the same atomic number.
Elements
[3-3]
A/an ______, it is a substance with constant composition that can be broken down into elements by chemical processes
Compounds
[3-3]
A/an _____, it always contains atoms of different elements.
Compound
[3-3]
A compound, although it contains more than one type of atom, always has the same _____. That is, the same combination of atoms.
Composition
[3-3]
Virtually all of the matter around us consists of _____ of _____.
mixtures of substances
[3-3]
A/an _____ is a material of variable composition that contains two or more substances.
Mixture
[3-3]
A/an _____ substance has a constant composition.
Pure
[3-4]
A/an _____ mixture is the same throughout; a solution.
Homogeneous
[3-4]
A/an _____ mixture that has different properties in different regions of the mixture
Heterogeneous
[3-5]
This process called _____, is the method for separating the components of a liquid mixture that depends on differences in the ease of vaporization of the components
distillation
[3-5]
The process called _____ is the method for separating the components of a mixture containing a solid and a liquid.
filtration
[3-2]
A _____ change, it involves a change in one or more physical properties but no change in composition.
physical
[3-2]
A ____ change, it transforms a substance into one or more new substances.
chemical
[3-2]
A/an _____ often contain discrete molecules.
Compound(s)
