Unit 2 Vocabulary Crossword Ch. 2 (section 2.2 -2.4)
Across
- 4. occurrence in a natural system in which it becomes locked into a positive feedback loop of unchecked change, beyond this point the system can change so drastically that it suffers from severe degradation
- 6. is a carbon based compound
- 8. is anything that has mass and takes up space
- 9. a change in matter where there is no change in its chemical composition
- 10. law thaat states whenever energy is converted from one form to another in a physical or chemical change, no energy is created or destroyed
- 15. law that states whenever energy is transformed from one type to another in a physical or chemical change, the result is a lower-quality or less usable energy
- 18. energy associated with motion
- 19. occurs when an output of matter, energy, or information is fed back into the system an input and leads to changes in that system
- 20. a change in the chemical composition of the substance involved(chemical change)
- 22. is the capacity to do work
Down
- 1. states that whenever matter undergoes a physical or chemical change, no atoms are created or destroyed
- 2. the forms of an element that have the same atomic number but different mass numbers
- 3. energy travels as a wave this occurs as a result of changes in electrical and magnetic fields, another form of kinetic energy
- 5. energy stored and potentially available for use
- 7. Numeric value that indicates the relative acidity or alkalinity of a substance on a scale of 0 to 14, with the neutral point at 7. Acidic solutions have PH values lower than 7 basic or alkaline solutions have PH values greater than 7
- 11. combinations of two or more different elements held together in fixed proportions
- 12. is a set of components that function and interact in some regular way
- 13. is the basic building block of matter
- 14. a combination of two or more atoms of the same or different elements held together by forces known as chemical bonds
- 16. an atom or group of atoms with a charge (+ or -)
- 17. heat or the total kinetic energy of all moving atoms, ions, or molecules in a sample of matter
- 21. is a type of matter with a unique set of properties that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means