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Matter
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Anything that takes up space and has mass | Matter |
| A body of matter with an indefinite shape and usually a larger size | Mass |
| Particles are close together and slowly shake | Solid |
| Particles are still close together but not in fixed positions | Liquid |
| Particles are very spread out and move rapidly | Gas |
| Any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions | Physical Property |
| A property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity | Chemical Property |
| The 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 (heaviest part of the atom) | 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 |
| 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 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 |