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Matter Voc Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that has mas and occupies space |
| Substance | A single kind of matter that is pure and has specific set of properties |
| Physical Property | A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance |
| Chemical Property | A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance |
| Element | A pure substance that cannot be broken down into substances by chemical or physical means |
| Atom | The basic partical from which all elements are made |
| Chemical bond | The force that holds two atoms together |
| Molecule | A paricle made of two or more atoms bonded together |
| Compound | A pure sudstance made of two or more elements chemically combined |
| Mixture | Two or more substance that are mixed together but not chemically combined |
| Chemical formula | A formula that gives the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms |
| Solution | An example of a homogeneous mixture, forms when substance dissolve |
| Physical Change | A change in a substance that does not change its identity |
| Chemical Change | A change in which one or more substance combin or break apart to form new substance |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | The principal that the total amount of matter is neither created nor destoryed during any chemical or phsical change |
| Energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
| Thermal Energy | The total energy of all the particles of an object |
| Endothermic Change | A change in which energy is taken in |
| Exothermic Change | A change in which energy is given off |
| Solvent | The liquid in which the substance is dissolved to form a solution. The component of a solution that is present in the greatest amount |
| Solute | The minor component in a solution, the substance that is dissolved. any component of solution other than the solvent |