Matter and Periodic Table

Question 1

What is matter?

Answer 1

Anything with mass that takes up space

Question 2

What is a pure substance?

Answer 2

A substance made of only one kind of matter

Question 3

What is an element?

Answer 3

A stance that cannot be broken down

Question 4

What is a compound?

Answer 4

A pure substance that is made of 2 or more elements

Question 5

What is a mixture?

Answer 5

A combination of pure substances

Question 6

What is a homogeneous mixture?

Answer 6

A mixture that looks the same and the separate components are not visible

Question 7

What is a heterogeneous mixture?

Answer 7

A mixture in which different are parts are visible

Question 8

Characteristics of alkali metals?

Answer 8

Soft, react easily with water and oxygen in air

Question 9

Characteristics of alkali earth metals

Answer 9

Silver metals with are harder and less reactive than alkali metals

Question 10

Characteristics of halogens?

Answer 10

Very reactive

Question 11

Characteristics of noble gases?

Answer 11

Very nonreactive