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Matter - Sam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| temperature | the measure of the energy of motion in the particles of matter |
| volume | the amount of space matter takes up |
| solid | the state of matter in which a substance has a definite shape of volume |
| liquid | the state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but no definite shape |
| gas | the state of matter doesn't have definite shape |
| physical change | a change in which the form or shape changes but the substance still has the chemical make up |
| compound | a substance made of two or more different atoms that have combined chemically |
| element | matter that is made up of any one kind of atom |
| atom | smallest unit into which an element can be divided and still retain |
| solution | a mixture that has the same composition throughout because all parts are mixed evenly |
| mixture | a combination of 2 or more different substance in which the substance keeps their identities |
| chemical change | a change in one or more substances |
| atomic theory | the theory that all matter is made up tiny particles |
| matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |