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Flash Cards for 8th Grade Science Activities 6,7,8,10,11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |