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Chem-o-Mat Unit TEST
Chemistry of materials unit test vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Matter | 'Stuff' with physical properties |
Volume | The amount of space an object takes up |
Density | Mass divided by volume |
Malleable | The flexibility of a material |
Physical Property | A characteristic of a substance that can be observed using the senses |
Chemical Property | How a chemical reacts with other chemicals |
Atom | The basic Building block of matter |
Element | The simplest pure substance |
Molecule | Two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds |
Compound | A substance made from more than one element |
Polymer | A molecule made of repeating sub-units |
Chemical Bond | An electrical attraction between two atoms |
Energy | The ability to do work or cause change |
Kinetic Energy | The energy of motion |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
State | The physical form of matter |
Solid | The state of matter with the lowest energy |
Liquid | The state of matter with medium energy |
Gas | The state of matter with the highest energy |