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Vocab List #1 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mass and occupies space. |
| Substance | A single kind of matter that is pure and has specific properties. |
| Chemical Property | A characteristic of a pure substance that describes it's ability to change into a different substance. |
| Atom | The basic particle form which all elements are made. |
| Molecule | A particle made of two or more atoms bonded together. |
| Chemistry | The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. |
| Chemical Formula | A formula that gives the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms. |
| Physical Property | A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance. |
| Mixture | Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined. |
| Element | A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. |
| Heterogeneous Mixture | A mixture in which pure substances are unevenly distributed throughout the mixture. |
| Compound | A pure substance made of two or more elements chemically combined. |
| Solution | Example of a homogeneous mixture; forms when a substance dissolves. |
| Weight | A measure of the force of gravity on an object. |
| Density | The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume. |
| Mass | A measure of how much matter is in an object. |
| Volume | The amount of space that matter occupies. |
| Physical Change | A change in a substance that does not change it's identity. |
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change. |
| Endothermic Change | A change in which energy is taken in. (Gets colder). |
| Chemical Change | A change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances. |
| Temperature | A measure of the average energy of motion of the particles of the substances. |
| Thermal Energy | The total energy of all the particles in an object. |
| Exothermic Change | A change in which energy is given off. (Gets hotter). |
| Law of conservation of mass | The principal that the total amount of matter is neither created nor destroyed during any chemical or physical change. |
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