Scientific Inquiry and Matter Concepts

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

The smallest part of an element that has the properties of that element.

Nucleus

<p>Particles with positive charges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In the nucleus</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A matter with a composition that is always the same.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that is made up of more than one type of atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that is made up of one type of atom.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Characteristics that are used to describe something.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Characteristics of matter that you can observe or measure without changing the identity of a matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kilograms or grams</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To measure mass</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Double pan balance, triple beam balance, digital balance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The pull of gravity on the matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Something that depends on the size of the sample.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mass, weight, volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>At its melting/boiling point</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of matter to let electricity pass through it.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of one substance dissolves in another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Attractive force for some metals, especially iron.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The measure of the liquids resistance to flow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The amount of space a substance takes up.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Uneven forces acting on the particles at the surface of a liquid.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Subtract the original amount of water from the amount of water after adding the object.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Density = mass (grams) ÷ volume (mL)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Particle arrangement, energy of particles, and distance between particles</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Particles of solids are tightly packed and vibrate about a fix position. They have a definite shape and a definite volume.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A change in matter where one or more physical properties are changed, but the matter's identity stays the same.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A characteristic that can be observed when the matter changes into a different type of matter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process that produces one or more substances that are different from the original substances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A matter that can vary in composition.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A mixture in which the substances are not evenly mixed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mechanical separation, filtration, evaporation, magnetism, separation funnel, distillation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All the living and nonliving things and how they interact in a given area make up an ecosystem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All of the ecosystems on earth make up the biosphere.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile ofspring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Anything that restricts the size of a population.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The potential growth of a population if it could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support overtime.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overpopulation can lead to depletion of resources, increased competition for survival, and disruption of ecological balance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cooperative relationships can be found in many different populations across the world and involve two or more species that benefit from their interaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A relationship where one species (the predator) eats another species (the prey) in a way that affects the population dynamics of both species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of one ecological community gradually changing into another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Primary succession and secondary succession.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ecological succession in new areas of land with little or no soil vegetation like lava flow, sand dunes, and exposed rocks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ecological succession in areas where existing ecosystems have been disturbed or destroyed, like forest land cleared hundreds of years ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any material that is broken down by the process of weathering and then transported by wind, water, or gravity runoff.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sedimentation can damage stream habitats, clog waterways, and cause flooding. Habitat loss is a major consequence of sedimentation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The balance that exists in an ecosystem between different parts of that ecosystem.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forest fires, floods, volcanic eruptions, and disease can cause massive damage to ecosystems.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in an ecosystem can sometimes have benefits such as control of population size or allowed net growth of plant life.</p> Signup and view all the answers