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7G Particle model
Key words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Property | Description of a substance, characteristic |
| Gas | No fixed shape or volume. Easily squashed. |
| Liquid | Fixed volume, but no fixed shape |
| Solid | Fixed volume and fixe shape |
| Acid rain | Rain with pH of less than 5.6 |
| Corrosive | Chemicals that react with metal, stone and skin |
| Compressed | Made into a smaller volume |
| Cubic centimeter | Equal to a millimeter (cm3 = mL) |
| Flammable | Can be set on fire |
| Flow | Can move and change shape |
| Hazard | Can cause harm |
| State of matter | Solid, liquid or gas |
| Toxic | Poisonous |
| Volume | The space it takes up |
| Particle theory | Using particles to explain scientific phenomena |
| Particles | Tiny pieces that make up matter |
| Random | No regular pattern |
| Brownian motion | Small pieces of matter that are moved by small particles of a liquid or gas |
| Nanometers | 1 000 000 000 times smaller than a meter (nm) |
| Nanoscale | Measured in nm |
| Diffusion | Movement of particles from high to low concentration |
| Air pressure | Force on an area from air molecules hitting it |
| Vacuum | Space with no gas particles |
| Composting | Allowing plant material to form soil |
| Incineration | Burning waste |