Chemistry Scavenger Hunt

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1. How many states of matter are there and can they change?
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_states.html
   
   
    

2. What is the difference between chemical and physical reactions? Give two examples of EACH change: http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_chemphys.html
   
   
   
    
3. Give two characteristics of a solid.
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_solid.html
   
   
   
    
4. Give an example of a solid that is a mixture and one that is a crystal.
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_solid.html
   
   
   
    
5. What is a solution?
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_liquid.html
   
   
   
    
6. What holds liquids together?
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_liquid.html
   
   
   
    
7. What is evaporation? Give an example.
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_evap.html
   
   
   
    
8. What is a basic difference between a liquid and a gas?
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_gas.html
   
   
   
    
9. What is a plasma and give an example?
   http://www.chem4kids.com/files/matter_plasma.html
   
   
   
    
10. Take the quiz on solids: http://www.chem4kids.com/extras/quiz_mattersolid/index.html
    
    
    
     
11. Take the quiz on liquids:
    http://www.chem4kids.com/extras/quiz_matterliquid/index.html
    
    
     
12. Take the quiz on gases:
    http://www.chem4kids.com/extras/quiz_mattergas/index.html
    
    
    
     
13. What could be smaller than an atom? Can you list two?
    http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_structure.html
    
    
    
     
14. There are three basic parts of an atom. What are they and which parts are in the middle?
    http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_structure.html
    
    
    
     
15. Why do the parts of an atom all stay together?
    http://www.chem4kids.com/files/atom_structure.html
    
    
    
     
16. The periodic table is a grid that shows all the elements that we know about. What is the same about all the elements in a row?
    http://www.chem4kids.com/files/elem_pertable.html
    
    
    
    What is the same about all the elements in a column?
    
    
    
    Why are hydrogen and helium alone on their row?
    
    
    
     
17. Go to this periodic table and click on three different transition metals? (They are the yellow elements). Look at their atomic number and the total number of electrons and protons. What do you notice about these two numbers?
    http://www.chemicalelements.com/show/name.html
    Metal 1: (name =                                             , atomic number =              , no. of electrons and protons =                )
    Metal 2: (name =                                             , atomic number =              , no. of electrons and protons =                )
    Metal 3: (name =                                             , atomic number =              , no. of electrons and protons =                )
    
    
     
18. This periodic table has the atomic numbers on it. What do you notice about them?
    http://www.chemicalelements.com/show/atomicnumber.html
    
    
    
    Which is the lowest and which is the highest?
    
    
    
     
19. This periodic table has the atomic masses. Which is the lowest and which is the highest?
    http://www.chemicalelements.com/show/mass.html
    
     
20. Now that you know a little bit about chemistry, autumn leaves turn red and yellow instead of staying green because three different pigments (colors) change. What are these three pigments?
    Chemistry of autumn leaves
    
    
    
    
     
21. Fireworks generate three very noticeable forms of energy: a tremendous release of sound, bright light, and heat. What do they heat to start this process? http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/fireworks/fireworks.htm
    
    
    
     
22. For just a little chemistry fun, which element in the periodic table do you think has the greatest comic book characters? Why?
    http://www.uky.edu/Projects/Chemcomics/