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Science Vocab S2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical Properties | The characteristics you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter |
| Mass | The amount of matter in a substance |
| Volume | The amount of space a substance takes up |
| Density | The mass per unit volume of a substance |
| Chemical Property | A characteristic of matter that can be observed as it changes to a different type of matter |
| Flammability | The ability of a type of matter to burn easily |
| Oxidation | Occurs when substances react with oxidizing agents, changing it to a new substance |
| Reactivity | Occurs when a substance reacts with another substance, changing it to a new substance |
| Chemical Change | When matter changes into other substances with different chemical and physical properties |
| The Law of Conservation of Mass | States that the total mass before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass after the chemical reaction |
| Chemical Reaction | When atoms of one of more substances rearrange to form one or more new substances |
| Reactants | The starting substances in a chemical reaction |
| Products | The substances produced by the chemical reaction |
| Endothermic Reaction | Chemical reactions where more energy is required to break the bonds of the reactants than is released when products form |
| Exothermic Reaction | More energy is released when the products form than is required to break the bonds in the reactants |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | States that even though energy is always transferring, energy is not created and energy is not destroyed |