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Mr V PS U1 Matter
PS Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| substance | a single kind of matter that always has a specific makeup, or composition |
| physical property | a characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter |
| chemical property | a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances |
| atom | the basic particle from which all elements are made; the smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element |
| element | substances that are made up of only one type of atom |
| molecule | a group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds |
| compound | a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a set ratio |
| mixture | made up of two or more substances that are together in the same place, but their atoms are not chemically bonded |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| volume | the amount of space that matter occupies |
| weight | the measure of the force of gravity on an object |
| density | a measure of the mass of a material in a given volume |
| physical change | a change in the form or appearance of matter but does not turn any substance in the matter into a different substance |
| chemical change | a change in matter that produces one or more new substances |