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LS 1 and LS2 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | a physical substance that takes up space |
| Pollutant | a substance that pollutes something |
| Volume | the amount of space that a substance or object occupies |
| Mass | typically large body of matter with no definite shape |
| Atom | the basic unit of a chemical element |
| Molecule | a group of atoms bonded together |
| Compound | a mixture |
| Pure Substance | a substance that is made up of one gas |
| Physical Change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| Chemical Change | any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. |
| Qualitative Data | data that is describe in words |
| Quantitative Data | data that has accurate numbers; statistics |