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unit 1 : matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | can thus be defined as anything as anything that has mass and takes up space |
| physical property | is a characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing thee Identify of the substances |
| chemical property | relates to substances ability to undergo changes that transform if into difference substances |
| physical changes | a change in substance that does not involve a change in the Identify of the substance |
| chemical changes | a change in wich one or more substances are converted into different substances |
| extensive changes | depend on the amount of matter that is present |
| intensive changes | do not depend on the amount of matter present |
| ductility | the ability of a substance to be hammered think or drawn |
| malleability | the ability of a substance to be hammered or beaten into a sheet |
| volume | a measure of the size of the body or a region |
| compressibility | the measure of how much a given volume matter decreases when placed under pressure |
| density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
| evaporation | the change of a substance from liquid to a gas |
| sublimation | the process in wich a solid changes directly into a gas |
| vaporization | the process by which is a liquid or solid changes to a gas |
| element | is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler , stable substances and is made of one type of atom |
| compound | is a substance that can be broken down into simple stale substances . |
| heterogenous mixture | mixtures that re uniform in composition throughout are that said heterogenous |
| homogeneous mixture | mixture that are uniform is composition are said to be homogeneous |
| atom | is the smallest unit of an element that maintains the chemical identify of that element |