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