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Chp 11 - Matter
Properties of Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anything that has mass and takes up space | Matter |
| characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the object | Physical Property |
| amount of matter in an object | Mass |
| measure of the pull of gravity on an object | Weight |
| amount of space an object takes up | Volume |
| concentration of matter in an object | Density |
| matter with a definite shape and volume | Solid |
| matter with a definite volume but no definite shape | Liquid |
| matter with no definite shape or volume | Gas |
| the slow or gradual change of state from a liquid to a gas. | Evaporation |
| Changes a substance from a gas to a liquid | Condensation |
| Change of state from a solid to a liquid | Melting |
| the rapid change of state from a liquid to a gas. | Boiling |
| Change of state from a liquid to a solid | Freezing |
| The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas | Boiling Point |
| The temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid | Melting Point |
| The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid | Freezing Point |
| l x w x h | Volume |
| the ability of a substance to dissolve. | Solubility |
| The smallest part of an element that has the properties of that element | Atom |
| Substance made up of the atoms of two or more elements | Compound |
| Subatomic particle with a negative charge | Electron |
| Substance made up of only one kind of atom | Element |
| Two or more atoms joined together | Molecule |
| Subatomic particle with no charge | Neutron |
| Center of an atom | Nucleus |
| Arrangement of elements by similar properties and atomic numbers | Periodic Table |
| Subatomic particle with a positive charge | Proton |
| a group of letters and numbers that show the kind of elements and number of each element in a compound. | Chemical Formula |
| An abbreviation for an element (example Na, Cl, H, O) | Chemical Symbol |
| The number of protons in the atom's nucleus. | Atomic Number |
| mixture of metals | Alloy |