MATTER
MATTER / CHEMISTRY
Matter – Anything that takes up space.
Solid – Has definite shape and volume.
Liquid – Has definite volume but no shape.
Gas – Has no definite shape or volume.
Mass – Amount of matter in an object.
Volume – Space an object takes up.
Density – How tightly packed particles are.
Temperature – Measure of heat energy.
Heat – Energy that moves from warm to cold.
Melting – Solid becomes liquid.
Freezing – Liquid becomes solid.
Evaporation – Liquid becomes gas.
Condensation – Gas becomes liquid.
Boiling point – Temperature where liquid boils.
Mixture – Two or more substances combined but not chemically.
Solution – Mixture where one substance dissolves in another.
Soluble – Can dissolve.
Insoluble – Cannot dissolve.
Conductor – Allows heat or electricity to pass.
Insulator – Slows or stops heat/electricity.
Physical change – Change in appearance but not substance.
Chemical change – Forms a new substance.