Chemistry Vocabulary Pre-assessment

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A measurement of the amount of matter in an object
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The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another
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A fundamental force that pulls/pushes everything toward the center of a large object or planet
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A study of the materials that make up the universe(matter) and the changes these materials undergo
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A measurement of the energy of motion(kinetic energy) of particles in a substance
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A measurement of the amount of space an object takes up
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A push or a pull
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Anything that takes up space and has mass
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The energy an object has because it is moving
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The energy that is stored in an object because of its position, and is ready to be used
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The smallest particle of matter
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A state of matter where the atoms are arranged in a tight, regular pattern, they have very little space between them, and they move very little, only vibrating
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A state of matter where the atoms can slide past each other, have more space between them, and have no pattern
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A state of matter where the atoms are moving very fast, have large amounts of space between them, and have no pattern
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A change that alters the appearance of a substance, but does not make the material into a new substance
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A change that results in the formation of a new substance
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Characteristics of a substance that never change, and can be used to identify the substance
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Created by Demitri Mendelev in 1869, it is a table of all the known elements organized according to their properties
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Any of the more than 100 known pure substances that cannot be separated into a simpler form
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A property that tells us the temperature at which a substance melts, changing its state from a solid to a liquid
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A property that tells us the temperature at which a substance boils, changing its state from a liquid to a gas
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One of the three groups of elements that share properties such as high luster(shiny), high melting point, and good conductors of heat and electricity
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One of the three groups of elements that share properties such as low luster(dull), low melting point, and are poor conductors of heat and electricity
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Also called semi-metals, one of the three groups of elements that share properties of both metals and non-metals
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Also called noble gases, the group of elements on the far right of the periodic table that are non-reactive
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A positively charged particle that is located in the nucleus of an atom
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A particle with no charge(neutral) that is located in the nucleus of an atom
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A negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom
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A substance made of two or more different elements
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The smallest particle of a substance and it is made up of one or more atoms
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Two or more substances mix together, but do not chemically combine
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The center of an atom, containing both the protons and the neutrons
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A group of electrons that orbit the nucleus of an atom
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The electrons in the outer most shell of an atom, that are involved in bonding with other atoms

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Chemistry Vocabulary Pre-assessment

A measurement of the amount of matter in an object

The transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

A fundamental force that pulls/pushes everything toward the center of a large object or planet

A study of the materials that make up the universe(matter) and the changes these materials undergo

A measurement of the energy of motion(kinetic energy) of particles in a substance

A measurement of the amount of space an object takes up

A push or a pull

Anything that takes up space and has mass

The energy an object has because it is moving

The energy that is stored in an object because of its position, and is ready to be used

The smallest particle of matter

A state of matter where the atoms are arranged in a tight, regular pattern, they have very little space between them, and they move very little, only vibrating

A state of matter where the atoms can slide past each other, have more space between them, and have no pattern

A state of matter where the atoms are moving very fast, have large amounts of space between them, and have no pattern

A change that alters the appearance of a substance, but does not make the material into a new substance

A change that results in the formation of a new substance

Characteristics of a substance that never change, and can be used to identify the substance

Created by Demitri Mendelev in 1869, it is a table of all the known elements organized according to their properties

Any of the more than 100 known pure substances that cannot be separated into a simpler form

A property that tells us the temperature at which a substance melts, changing its state from a solid to a liquid

A property that tells us the temperature at which a substance boils, changing its state from a liquid to a gas

One of the three groups of elements that share properties such as high luster(shiny), high melting point, and good conductors of heat and electricity

One of the three groups of elements that share properties such as low luster(dull), low melting point, and are poor conductors of heat and electricity

Also called semi-metals, one of the three groups of elements that share properties of both metals and non-metals

Also called noble gases, the group of elements on the far right of the periodic table that are non-reactive

A positively charged particle that is located in the nucleus of an atom

A particle with no charge(neutral) that is located in the nucleus of an atom

A negatively charged particle that orbits the nucleus of an atom

A substance made of two or more different elements

The smallest particle of a substance and it is made up of one or more atoms

Two or more substances mix together, but do not chemically combine

The center of an atom, containing both the protons and the neutrons

A group of electrons that orbit the nucleus of an atom

The electrons in the outer most shell of an atom, that are involved in bonding with other atoms