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Changes in Matter
Vocabulary for Physical and Chemical Changes of Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| melting point | The temperature that matter begins to go from a solid state to a liquid state |
| chemistry | the study of the properties of matter |
| boiling point | The temperature that matter begins to go from a liquid state to a gas state |
| sublimation | When a substance goes directly from a solid state to a gas state without going through the liquid state |
| chemical bond | the force of attraction between two atoms |
| freezing | The temperature that matter begins to go from a liquid state to a solid state |
| chemical formula | tells the elements and ratio of atoms in a compound |
| condensation | Matter goes from a gas state to a liquid state |
| deposition | When a substance goes directly from a gas state to a solis state without going through the liquid state |
| physical property | a property of matter that you can observe without changing the matter into a new substance |
| physical change | a change that alters the form or appearance of matter, but does not change it into a different substance |
| chemical change | a change in matter that produces one or more new substances |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | matter is not created or destroyed in any physical or chemical change |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause change |
| chemical property | a characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes to a different type of matter |
| thermal energy | total energy of all of the particles in an object- energy of heat |
| concentration | The amount of particles in the reactants |
| reactants | substances present before the reaction takes place |
| combustion | rapid combination of a fuel with oxygen; produces heat, light, and new substances |
| products | new substances present after a reaction |