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Matter Vocabulary
Wehlander
| Vocabulary Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Density | Compares an amount of mattter to the amount of space it takes up. |
| Solution | What a mixture of sugar and water is called. |
| Liquid | Matter that has definite volume and takes the shape of its container. |
| Chemical reaction | What takes place when rust forms on iron. |
| Matter | Term for anything that takes up space and has mass. |
| Volume | Amount of space that matter takes up. |
| Solubility | Measures the amount of one material that will dissolve in another material. |
| Mass | Amount of matter something contains. |
| Gas | Matter that has no definite shape and takes up no definite amount of space. |
| Solid | Matter that has a definite shape and volume. |
| Dissolves | What happens when one material forms a solution with another material. |
| Chemical Change | This type of change forms a new substance. |
| Physical Change | Freezing is this type of change. |
| Buoyancy | Ability of matter to float in a liquid or gas. |