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Matter & Chemistry
Vocabulary-Matter & Chemistry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The smallest particle of an element. | atom |
| The force that hold two atoms together. | chemical bond |
| A change in matter that produces new substances. | chemical change |
| Describes how a substance will react and change into something new when in the presence of another substance. It can only be observed at the molecular level. | chemical property |
| The study of the properties of matter and how matter changes. | chemistry |
| A substance made of two or more elements, chemically combined in a set ratio. | compound |
| The ability to transfer heat, electricity, or sound through matter from particle to particle, a physical property. | conductive |
| The measure of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume, a physical property. | density |
| A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means. | element |
| The ability to do work or cause change. | energy |
| A chemical property that is defined as how easily something will burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion. | flammability |
| A physical property that means capable of being shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers. | malleable |
| A measure of how much matter is in an object | mass |
| Anything that has mass and occupies space. | matter |
| Two or more substances that are mixed together but not chemically combined. | mixture |
| A particle made of two or more atoms bonded together. | molecule |
| A change that alters the form or appearance of a substance but does not make the material into another substance or change its chemical properties. | physical change |
| A characteristic of a substance that can be observed/measured without changing the substance into something else. | physical property |
| The color of the fine powder of a mineral obtained by scratching or rubbing against a hard surface, a physical property. | streak |
| A single kind of matter that has distinct physical and chemical properties. | substance |
| The resistance of a substance to flow. (A fluids ability to be “poured”.) | viscosity |
| The amount of space that matter occupies. | volume |
| A measure of the force of gravity on an object. | weight |
| the state or quality of shinning by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss, a physical property. | luster |