Download UC Chapter 6 Study Guide

UC Chapter 6 Study Guide
The test has 3 parts: Vocabulary, science concepts,
and inquiry skills. The inquiry skills and/or
critical thinking section is where the student has
to answer short answer questions from the concepts
in the chapter-these are not provided. There are 4
questions.
Vocab:
Atom – smallest possible particle of an element.
Compound – a substance made of two or more kinds of
atoms that are chemically combined.
Element – a substance made of just one kind of
atom.
Change of state – physical change that occurs when
matter changes from one state to another.
Chemical change – a change that results in the
formation of a new substance.
Physical property – a trait of a substance by
itself.
Physical change – a change that does not result in
a new substance.
Chemical property – property that involves how a
substance interacts with other substances.
Concepts:
Steel is not an element.
A common physical property of nonmetals is they are
brittle.
Paper is an example of matter.
Oxygen is not a compound.
How something reacts with oxygen is an example of a
chemical property of a substance.
Heating water until it becomes a gas is an example
of boiling.
Inquiry skills: For these questions students need
to practice inference skills, applying concepts in
the chapter, using context clues.