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Flash Cards for 8th Grade Science Activities 6,7,8,10,11
Term | Definition |
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Hazardous Material | any solid, liquid, or gas that can harm people, other living organisms, property or the environment |
Corrosive | a substance that may dissolve metals, ruin clothing, or burn skin. |
Flammable | easily ignited and capable of burning rapidly. Can serve as a fuel for fire. |
Toxic | poisonous: the capability of a substance to cause harm to living systems. |
Evidence | thing or things helpful in making a judgment or coming to a conclusion |
mixture | a blending of two or more substances without chemical bonding or other chemical change, so that each substance keeps its own chemical properties and makeup. |
chemical properties | traits of a substance that you find by seeing if it reacts in certain ways with other chemicals. |
miscible/miscibility | two or more substances that can be mixed together without separation |
physical properties | characteristics that can be observed or measured about a substance without changing it into something else in the process. |
cubic centimeters | metric measurement of volume. |
liter | metric unit of volume |
metric system | the measuring system used by scientists and most countries other than the United States and the United Kingdom. |
milliliter | metric (SI) unit of volume. |
qualitative | description, observation, or analysis of a substance based on it's qualities |
quantitative | description, observation, or analysis of a substance based on measurements. |
volume | the measurement of space that an object or substance occupies |
conductivity | a measure of the tendency of an object to support the flow of heat or electricity. |
density | The relationship between the mass and volume of a substance. |
reactivity | Substances have a reaction when exposed to another substance. |
mass | the amount of matter in an object. |