7F Word Sheets

Getting a reaction
Word
chemical reaction
irreversible change
permanent change

Pronunciation

physical change
reversible change

fizz-ick-al

Meaning
A change where new substances are formed.
Permanent change.
A change in which what you ended up with cannot be
turned back into what you started with.
A change where no new substances are formed.
A change in which what you end up with can easily be
turned back into what you started with.

Fizzy pop
Word
acid rain
corrosion

Pronunciation

corrosive

cor-row-sive

hydrogen
product
reactants
rust

Meaning
Rain containing sulphuric and nitric acid.
When stone or metal reacts with chemicals in air or
water and is worn away or changed into a different
substance.
Substances that attack metals, stonework and skin are
called corrosive.
A gas which is given off when metals react with acids.
It burns with a squeaky pop.
New chemical formed in a chemical reaction.
Chemicals that join together to form a new substance.
Substance formed when iron or steel reacts with
oxygen and water.

Fizz and chips

Word
carbon dioxide
limewater

Pronunciation

Meaning
A gas which will put out a lighted splint and turn
limewater milky.
A chemical that goes cloudy when carbon dioxide is
bubbled through it.

On fire!
Word
chemical energy
fuel
oxide
word equation

Pronunciation

Meaning
The kind of energy stored in chemicals.
A chemical that can release energy when it reacts.
A compound that includes oxygen.
A way of writing out what happens in a chemical
reaction.

Pronunciation

Meaning
When new substances are formed.
When chemicals join to form new substances.

Burning issues
Word
chemical reaction
combination
reaction
combustion
hydrocarbon
irreversible action
oxide
word equation

The scientific word for burning.

A chemical compound containing only hydrogen and
carbon.
A reaction in which what you end up with cannot be
turned back into what you started with.
A compound that includes oxygen.
A way of writing out what happens in a chemical
reaction.