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117 Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A state of matter that keeps it's shape and is very hard to compress | Solid |
| A state of matter that flows freely and takes the shape of it's container | Liquid |
| A state of matter that takes up the entire volume of it's container and can move through the air | Gas |
| Anything that takes up space and has mass | Matter |
| The amount of matter in something | Mass |
| The amount of space something occupies | Volume |
| A property that is used to characterize materials in experiments that change their identity | Chemical Property |
| A characteristic you can measure without changing it's identity | Physical Property |
| Smallest unit of matter | Atom |
| Number of protons in an atom of a given element | Atomic number |
| Number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom | Atomic mass |
| Center of the atom that has the protons and neutrons | Nucleus |
| Positive subatomic particle in the nucleus | Proton |
| Neutral subatomic particle in the nucleus | Neutron |
| Negative subatomic particle that is around the outside of the nucleus | Electron |
| The ability to be flattened into a sheet; bendable | Malleability |
| Ability to be stretched into a wire | Ductility |
| Ability to react with another substance | Reactivity |
| Horizontal rows on periodic table | Period |
| Vertical columns on periodic table | Groups |
| Temperature where a solid turns to liquid | Melting point |
| Temperature where liquid turns to gas | Boiling point |
| Shiny, good conductors, malleable, ductility | Metal |
| Like both metal and non-metal, shiny, malleable, semi-conductors | Metalloid |
| Poor conductors, mostly gases, dull | Non-metal |