Semester 2 Test Flashcards
The shape of an apple is a
Physical property
Three examples of physical change are
Boiling of water, cutting a wire, and crumpling a piece of paper
When a log burns in a fire
A chemical change occurs
___ is another name for a homogeneous mixture
Solution
When two or more substances are combined so each substance can be separated by physical means, the result is a
Mixture
Matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape is a
Solid
A gas like mixture with no definite volume or shape that is made up of positively and negatively charged particles that produce their own light and heat is a
Plasma
Matter with no definite volume and no definite shape is a
Gas
Matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape is a
Liquid
Matter in which the particles are free to move in all directions until they have spread evenly throughout their container is a
Gas
Most matter ___ when heated
Expands
The theoretical point at which all molecular motion stops is called
Absolute zero
The amount of energy needed to change a material from a liquid to a gas is called the heat of
Vaporization
According to ___, if you decrease the volume of a container of gas and hold temperature constant, the pressure of the gas will increase
Boyle’s law
According to __, the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature, as long as pressure does not change
Charles’s law
The most common state of matter in the universe is
Plasma
Increasing ____ raises the boiling point of a liquid
Pressure
A fluids resistance to flow is called
Viscosity
As the temperature of a gas increases, the volume of the gas will____ if the pressure remains the same
Increase
As the volume of a gas increases, the pressure of the gas will ___ if the temperature remains the same
Decrease
Each inner energy level of an atom has a maximum number of ___ it can hold
Electrons
Dot diagrams are used to represent
Outer level electrons
Particles of matter that make up protons and neutrons are
Quarks
A chemical symbol represents the ___ of an element
Name