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Matter & Energy
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | The force of gravity pulling mass towards the center of the earth |
| Chemical Change | When substance combines to form a new substance and it can’t be undone. Examples: Baking a cake, rust, burning things. |
| Physical Change | When substances combine to form a new substance but are still the same materials. Examples: Mixtures, changing colors, cutting your hair. |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | Mass can’t be created or destroyed. |
| Reactants | objects that start off the reaction |
| Products | what results after the reaction |
| Physical Properties | properties that you can describe using your 5 senses. |
| Chemical Properties | the chemical makeup of a substance. |
| Thermal Energy | Heat energy |
| Conduction | the transfer of heat through a material by direct contact |
| Convection | the transfer of heat in a gas or liquid, warmer material rises and cooler falls causing a cycle. |
| Radiation | the transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves. |
| Heat Transfer | the transfer of thermal energy between substances due to a difference in their temperatures. |
| Conductors | Materials that easily conduct heat, like metal. |
| Insulators | Materials that do not easily conduct heat, like plastic and wood. |