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unit 1 science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| volume | a measure of how much space an object takes up |
| physical property | a characteristic of matter that can be observed and or measured |
| magnetism | the ability of a material to be attracted to a magnet without needing to be a magnet themselves |
| conductivity | Dability for energy, such as electricity and heat, to move through a material |
| reflectivity | the way light bounces off an object |
| solubility | the maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved by another substance |
| chemical property | a characteristic that can only be observed when the type of matter changes |
| combustilibity | the abilty to burn |
| corrosion | the gradual wearing away with nonmetals in its environment |
| mixture | a physical combinatian of 2or more substances. that are blended together without forming new substances |
| colloid | type of mixture where part of one material are scattered though another block light dont settle out |
| solution | mixture of substances that are mixed so completely it looks the same everywhere |
| alloy | solution of a metal and one other solid that is also a metal |
| distillation | process of separating parts of a mixture through evaporation and condensation |
| molecule | a particle that contains more than one atom joined together |
| nucleus | is the center of an atom it is made of protons and neutrons |
| proton | is a particle with one unit of positive electric charge the number of protons in an atom is called the atomic number and determines which element it is |
| neutron | is a particle with no electric charge it is neutral |
| electron | smaller particles with one unit of negative electric charge and each electrons move within the space outside the nucleus. |