Name Date Class

School to Home LESSON 1

Substances and Mixtures

Directions: Use your textbook to complete the activity.

Use the word bank below to complete the concept map describing how matter is classified.

compounds elements heterogeneous mixtures

homogeneous mixtures mixtures substance

substance
Matter

Can be classified as

a. b.
substance
mixtures

Which can be Which can be

c. d. e. f.
elements compounds homogeneous
heterogeneous
mixtures mixtures

which are which are in which in which

made up of only two or more the components two or more

one kind of atom. kinds of atoms are not evenly components are
chemically mixed. evenly mixed but
joined in not bonded.
specific
combinations.
Matter and Atoms
 LESSON 1

Substances and Mixtures

Key Concept What is the relationship among atoms, elements, and compounds?
Directions: Answer each question or respond to each statement in the space provided.

1. What is an atom? IS THE ASMALL PARTICLES that is the building block of matter

2. What happens when atoms substances

combine?

3. What is an element? It is a substance made of only one kind of atom

4. Name three elements. Hydrogen , carbon , oxygen

5. What is the relationship among The same kind of atom

atoms, elements, and molecules?

6. What is a compound? Is a substance made of two or more elements that are

chemically joined together

7. Name three compounds. Water , carbon dioxide , sugar

8. What information about a Number of atoms and the kind of atoms

compound is found in its
chemical formula?

9. How are atoms related to Atom is the building unit of them

elements and compounds?

Matter and Atom