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Matter
Chemistry Period 4 at THS - Unit 2: Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemistry | the study of matter and its changes |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | the amount of matter that an object contains |
| volume | the amount of space an object occupies |
| qualitative observation | an observation made using descriptions (words) |
| quantitative observation | an observation made using measurement (numbers) |
| physical property | characteristics of matter that can be observed using the 5 senses |
| chemical property | characteristics of matter that can only be observed by changing the matter chemically (ex: flammability) |
| heterogeneous mixture | a mixture that does not look the same throughout |
| homogeneous mixture | a mixture that looks the same throughout but is not chemically bonded |
| element | a substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances |
| compound | a substance made up of more than one type of element |