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Matter
Properties of matter and changes in matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mass | the amount of matter in a substance; measured in grams or kilograms |
| matter | any type of material that has mass and takes up space; made up of atoms |
| temperature | a measure of how fast its particles are moving |
| texture | the surface structure that you can feel by touching a material |
| volume | the amount of space an object takes up; measured in liters or milliliters |
| weight | the force of gravity pulling on the object |
| chemical change | process of change in matter that changes the identity of the matter; changes it into different substance with different properties |
| chemical reaction | the process of one or more substances changing into one or more new substances |
| dissolve | when something breaks up into tiny particles so small that they can't even be seen with a microscope |
| heat | the flow of energy that goes into raising the temperature of an object |
| mixture | a combination of different materials are put together, but each material keeps its own properties; different parts of the mixture can be separated from the rest of the materials |
| physical change | a change in matter that does not affect the type of matter; the chemical properties of the substance do not change |
| pressure | the amount of how much something is pushing on something else; the amount of force over a given area |
| solution | a mixture in which substances are spread out evenly and do not settle to the bottom of the container |