| A | B |
| atom | The 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 | A physical change that occurs when matter changes from one state to another. |
| chemical change | A change that results in the formation of new substances. |
| physical property | A trait of a substance by itself. |
| physical change | A change that does not result in a new substance. |
| chemical property | A property that involves how a substance interacts with other substances. |
| steel | Which of the following is not an element: iron, gold, steel, or silver? |
| reacts with oxygen | Describes a chemical property of a substance. |
| hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water | An example of a chemical reaction. |
| boiling | Which term identifies heated water until it became a gas? |
| they are brittle | Which is a common physical property of nonmetals? |
| oxygen | Which is not a compound? (salt, oxygen, sulfur dioxide)? |