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Science ch.1
Science vocab Chapter1 section 1 and 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemistry | the study of matter and how matter changes |
| element | a substance that cannot be broken down any further by chemical or physical means |
| atom | the smallest particle of an element |
| symbol | usually 1 or 2 letter set of characters that is used to identify an element |
| compound | a substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined |
| formula | a combo of symbols that show the ratio of elements in a compound |
| mixture | 2 or more substances that are mixed together, but not chemically combined |
| physical change | a change that alters appearance, but doesn't make it into another substance |
| chemical change | a change in matter that produces new substances |
| chemical reaction | a process in which substances undergo a chemical change |
| chemical bond | force that holds 2 atoms together |
| molecule | 2 or more atoms that are bonded together |
| chemistry | the study of matter and how matter changes |
| element | a substance that cannot be broken down any further by chemical or physical means |
| atom | the smallest particle of an element |
| symbol | usually 1 or 2 letter set of characters that is used to identify an element |
| compound | a substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined |
| formula | a combo of symbols that show the ratio of elements in a compound |
| mixture | 2 or more substances that are mixed together, but not chemically combined |
| physical change | a change that alters appearance, but doesn't make it into another substance |
| chemical change | a change in matter that produces new substances |
| chemical reaction | a process in which substances undergo a chemical change |
| chemical bond | force that holds 2 atoms together |
| molecule | 2 or more atoms that are bonded together |