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Phy/Chem Vocab
Vocabulary for Physical and Chemical Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| physical change | a change where no new substance is formed |
| mixture | matter made up of 2 or more substances that are mixed together |
| solution | a mixture in which one substance dissolves in another |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| physical property | a characteristic that can be observed or measured with a tool |
| sifting | using a strainer to separate solid particles of different sizes |
| states of matter | form of matter (solid, liquid, & gas) |
| solid | matter with fixed volume and fixed shape |
| liquid | matter with fixed volume and not a fixed shape |
| gas | matter with no fixed volume or shape |
| temperature | a measure of how warm something is |
| melting | change from a solid to a liquid |
| evaporation | change from a liquid to a gas at the surface of the liquid |
| condensation | change from a gas to a liquid |
| freezing | the change from a liquid to a solid |
| chemical change | a change where one or more new types of matter form |
| chemical property | the ability of a substance to react with other substances in a certain way |