Flashcards on Fundamental Concepts in General Science
Fundamental Concepts in General Science: Your Study Guide
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Basic Chemistry and Matter
27 cards
Card 1
Question: What is matter?
Answer: Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Card 2
Question: What is mass?
Answer: The amount of matter in an object.
Card 3
Question: What is volume?
Answer: The amount of space that matter occupies.
Card 4
Question: How is weight defined here?
Answer: A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Card 5
Question: What is density?
Answer: A measure of mass of a material in a given volume.
Card 6
Question: Name the three common states of matter.
Answer: Solid, liquid, gas.
Card 7
Question: What is an atom?
Answer: The basic unit (smallest unit) of an element.
Card 8
Question: What is an element?
Answer: A pure substance made of only one kind of atom.
Card 9
Question: What is a compound?
Answer: A substance made of two or more elements joined together.
Card 10
Question: How is a mixture different from a pure substance?
Answer: A mixture is made up of two or more substances not chemically combined; a pure substance has a specific makeup (element or compound).