8th Grade Physical Science Vocabulary Review
Across
- 4. form of charge, designated negative, positive, or neutral (without charge)
- 6. elements in Group 3 with atomic numbers 89 - 103
- 9. subatomic particle without charge; contributes to mass of an atom
- 10. substances that change into new identity; difficult to put back into original matter
- 11. substance that takes part in & undergoes change during a reaction
- 12. found in groups 3 - 12 periodic table
- 13. found in group 17 periodic table
- 14. atomic mass unit; indicates mass on an atomic/molecular scale
- 17. elements typically not shiny, usually a gas or brittle solid, not malleable, & a poor conductor of heat & electricity
- 18. found in Group 2 Periodic Table
- 21. formulas and symbols written to represent a reaction
- 26. columns on periodic table that arranges the elements by the number of electrons that are in outside shell
- 28. pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by physical or chemical means
- 30. most elements, typically solid, shiny malleable, & a good conductor of heat & electricity
- 32. found in group 13periodic table
- 33. form as result of loss or gain of electrons; identified by overall net charge
- 35. tiny, very dense, positively charged region in center of an atom; made up of protons & neutron
- 36. negatively charged subatomic particle; involved in formation of chemical bonds
- 37. rows in periodic table that classifies elements by number of atomic shells
- 38. something that can produce heat, power life, move objects, or produce electricity
- 40. oil, coal, natural gas
- 43. elements that have properties of both metals & nonmetals
- 44. combination of 2 or more substances that are not chemically combined
- 45. specific area where electrons of same energy level are found
- 46. atoms of same element that have different numbers of neutrons
- 48. substances that we obtain from land, water, & air around us, either renewable or nonrenewable
- 49. group 14 periodic table
- 50. substance produced during a chemical reaction
- 51. - can be observed without changing identity
- 53. found in Group 1 Periodic Table
- 54. mass of all reactants must equal mass of all products, mass is neither created nor destroyed
- 55. process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances
Down
- 1. number placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula during balancing of equation
- 2. one/two letter notation used to represent a particular element
- 3. table showing chemical elements arranged according to their atomic numbers
- 5. resources that can be replenished in a short amount of time
- 7. number written below & to right of a chemical symbol, shows the number of a specific type of atom present
- 8. positively charged subatomic particle; contributes to the mass of the atom
- 15. anything that has mass & takes up space
- 16. two elements react to form a compound
- 19. found in group 18periodic table
- 20. electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom that influence how element will react with other substances
- 22. number of protons in the nucleus of one atom
- 23. particles smaller than an atom
- 24. attempt to fill electron shells; ionic bonds, covalent bonds, metallic bonds
- 25. found in group 15 Periodic Table
- 27. elements/compounds that can only be separated/combined to make substances with new properties by means of chemical reaction
- 29. cannot be remade or re-grown at a scale comparable to its consumption
- 31. pure substance composed of two or elements chemically
- 34. found in group 16 periodic table
- 39. smallest unit that has all of the properties of that element containing a nucleus within an electron
- 41. all of the area inside an atom surrounding nucleus where electrons are found
- 42. elements in Group 3 with atomic numbers 57 - 71
- 47. average mass of protons & neutrons in an element
- 52. rate at which chemical substance tends to undergo chemical reaction & significantly influenced by valence electrons