Vocab - Chemical & Physical Changes

What is the term for a reaction that ABSORBS energy in the form of heat?

• endothermic reaction

• exothermic reaction

• neutral reaction

• spontaneous reaction

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

What is the term for a reaction that RELEASES energy in the form of heat?

• exothermic reaction

• endothermic reaction

• neutral reaction

• catalytic reaction

What is the term for a material that can be drawn into wires?

• ductile

• brittle

• malleable

• rigid

What is the term for a material that can be hammered into thin sheets?

• malleable

• brittle

• elastic

• rigid

What is the term for the way a mineral reflects light?

• luster

• hardness

• streak

• cleavage

What is the term for a solid that forms from two liquids reacting during a chemical reaction?

• precipitate

• catalyst

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the term for the ability of one substance to dissolve in another at a given temperature and pressure?

• Solubility

• Insolubility

• Permeability

• Viscosity

What is the term for having the tendency to erode or eat away?

• corrosive

• adhesive

• cohesive

What is the term for any property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter?

• physical properties

• chemical properties

• biological properties

• atomic properties

What is the term for characteristics of a substance that determine how it will react with other substances?

• chemical properties

• physical properties

• biological properties

• thermal properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5