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science unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and that takes up space |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in a object |
| volume | a measure of how much space a object takes up |
| physical property | a change of matter in size,shape,or state that does not change the type of matter |
| magnetism | the ability of a object to push or pull on another object that has magnetic property |
| conductivity | ability for energy such as electricity and heat to move through a material |
| reflectivity | the way light bounces of a object |
| solubility | the maximum amount of a subtance that can be disolved by another subtance |
| nucleus | the center of an atom that has most of its mass |
| proton | a particle in the nucleus of a atom that carries one unit of postive electric charge |
| electron | a particle in space outside the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of negitive electric charge |
| neutron | a particle of the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge |
| chemical proprerty | a characteristic that can only be observed when the type of matter changes |
| combustability | the chemical property that measures a substances ability to ignite,catch fire, and burn in the presence of oxygen or another oxidizing agent |
| corrosion | the gradual deterioration and break down of a material caused by a chemical or an electrochemical reaction with its einvorment |
| molecule | a particle that contains more than one atom joined together |
| mixture | a physical combonation of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances |
| collid | a type of mixture in which the particles of one material are scattered through another and block the passage of without settling out |
| solution | a mixture of substances that are blendeed so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere |
| alloy | a solution of metal and at least one other solid which is often also a metal |
| distillation | the process of separating the parts of a mixture by evaporation and condensation |