Matter and energy Flashcards
(31 cards)
What does COAST stand for?
-Collect and Organize
-Analyze
-Solve
-Think about it
what are elements?
anything on the periodic table
what is a compound?
made of more than one element chemically bound together
what is a mixture?
more than one element/compound
what is a homogenous mixture?
uniform throughout
what is a heterogenous mixture?
not uniform throughout
what are the properties of a solid?
same shape and volume regardless of container
what are the properties of a liquid?
indefinite shape and constant volume
what are the properties of a gas?
indefinite shape and volume
what are physical properties?
anything measured or determined about something that does not change
what are the rules for significant figures (4)?
- zeros at the beginning of the value are never significant because all they do is set the decimal place
- zeros after a decimal place and after a nonzero digit are always significant
- zeros at the end of a value that contains no decimal point are not significant. They are significant if there is a decimal place
- zeros between significant digits are always significant
what is density?
mass per unit volume physical property
1 gigameter = ____ meters
1 x 10^9 meters
1 meter = _______ picometers
1 x 10^12 picometers
1 meter = _____ nanometers
1 x 10^9 nm
1 megameter = _____ meters
1 x 10^6 meters
1 kilometer = _____ meters
1000 meters
1 meter = _____ centimeters
100 cm
1 meter = _____ millimeters
1000 mm
1 meter = _____ micrometers
1 x 10^6 um
what type of mixture would tomato soup be?
homogenous
what type of mixture would chicken noodle soup be?
heterogenous
what is 3 meters in millimeters
3000 mm
how many meters are in 40000 kilometers?
4 x 10^7