Download EARTH SCIENCE HOMEWORK, CH2, Sec 1 Building

HOMEWORK: CHAPTER 2, SEC 1
THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER
Fill in the blanks with the correct term. The sentences are written
almost exactly as they are found in your textbook.
1. ____________ is anything that has mass and takes up space. (pg
34, P1)
2. _______ and _________ are not matter, because they have no
mass and do not take up space. (pg. 34, P1)
3. Matter is made up of tiny particles called __________. (pg. 34, P2)
4. Figure 1 in your book illustrates how atoms can be put together in
___________ ways. (pg. 34, P2)
5. There are over _______ types of atoms. (pg. 34, P3)
6. Atoms have different __________, making great variety possible.
(pg. 34, P3)
7. The _________ _________ of matter are atoms. (pg. 35, P1)
8. The types of atoms in matter and how they _______ to each other
give matter its properties (meaning it explains how matter
behaves). (pg. 35, P1)
9. When atoms __________, they form many different types of
matter. (pg. 35, P1)
10.
Your body contains several different types of ________
combined in different ways. (pg. 35, P2)
11.
Most objects that you see are made of __________ different
types of atoms. (pg. 35, P2)
However, some substances are made up of only one type of atom.
12.
______________ are substances that are made of only one
type of atom. (pg. 35, P2)
13.
Elements combine to make up the __________ that
compose Earth’s crust. (pg. 35, P1)
14.
Some minerals are made up of only one element. These
minerals, such as copper and silver, are called __________
____________ (2 words, pg 35, P3)
15.
Explain why the air that you breathe is considered to be
matter. (see. Pg. 34, P1 for help)