Chapter 2: Kinds of Matter

What is a material that always has the same makeup and properties?

• substance

• symbol

• matter

• mass

What is the material called that is present in the greater amount in a solution?

• substance

• solute

• cube

• solvent

A group of symbols that shows the elements in a compound is a ________.

• physical property

• chemical property

• chemical symbol

• chemical formula

What do linked atoms form in compounds?

• molecules

• elements

• mixtures

• solutions

What is the material called that is present in the smaller amount in a solution?

• substance

• mixture

• solute

• solvent

What is a solution of two or more metals with properties of its own?

• solute

• compound

• alloy

• lanthanum

A mixture in which the different particles of matter are spread evenly throughout is called a _________.

• compound

• solution

• solvent

• formula

What are characteristics that can be measured or detected by the senses?

• cheical properties

• physical properties

• atomic properties

• compound properties

What is the smallest particle of an element that has the chemical properties of the element?

• solute

• atom

• symbol

• molecule

What are characteristics that describe how matter changes when it reacts with other matter?

• chemical properties

• physical properties

• compound properties

• atomic properties