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Unit 1 Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | a measure of the of matter in an object |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object its value can change with the location of the object in an universe |
| volume | the amount of space that an object takes up, or occupies |
| density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
| physical property | a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change , such as density ,color,or hardness |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical reaction |
| physical change | a change of matter from the form to another without a change i chemical properties |
| chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substance change into entirely new substance with different properties |
| law of conservation of mass | the law that states that mass cannot be created or destroy in ordinary chemical and physical change |