🧪 Chemistry: Matter Test

Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Substance

Matter with a uniform and unchanging composition.

Physical property

A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing a sample's composition.

Chemical property

The ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into other substances.

Physical change

A change that alters a substance without changing its composition.

Chemical change

A chemical reaction that forms one or more new substances with different properties.

Color

A physical property describing the color of matter.

Hardness

A physical property describing resistance to scratching or denting.

Odor

A physical property describing how something smells.

Taste

A physical property describing how something tastes.

State of matter

Whether matter is a solid, liquid, or gas.

Texture

A physical property describing how a surface feels.

Luster

A physical property describing how shiny a substance is.

Flexibility

A physical property describing the ability to bend.

Heat conductivity

The ability of a material to transfer heat.

Electrical conductivity

The ability of a material to carry electric current.

Solubility

The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

Shape

The form or outline of an object; a physical property.

Viscosity

A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.

Ductility

The ability of a material to be drawn into wires.

Malleability

The ability of a material to be hammered into thin sheets.

Magnetism

A physical property involving attraction to or interaction with a magnet.

Density

Mass per unit of volume.

Flammability

A chemical property describing the ability to catch fire and burn.

Combustibility

A chemical property describing the ability to burn.

Tarnishing

A chemical change that forms a discolored layer on a substance's surface.

Rusting

A chemical reaction in which iron reacts with oxygen and moisture to form rust.

Decomposition

A chemical reaction in which a substance breaks down into simpler substances.

Reactivity

How readily a substance reacts with other substances.

Phase change

A physical change from one state of matter to another.

Cutting

A physical change that changes an object's size or shape.

Crushing

A physical change that breaks an object into smaller pieces.

Bending

A physical change that changes an object's shape.

Breaking

A physical change that separates an object into pieces.

Squishing

A physical change that changes an object's shape.

Change in smell

Possible evidence of a chemical change, such as food spoiling.

Change in color

Possible evidence of a chemical change, such as iron rusting.

Precipitation

The formation of an insoluble solid from a solution during a reaction.