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science unit 1
| 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 change of matter in size shape or state that does not change the type of matter |
| magnetism | the ability of an object to push or pull on another object that has the magnetic property |
| conductivity | ability 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 be only be observed when the type of matter changes |
| combustivity | the ability to burn |
| corrosion | the gradual wearing away of a metal as it combines with nonmetals in it's envirement |
| molicule | a particle that contains more than one atom joined together. |
| mixture | a physicle combination of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances. |
| colloid | a type of mixture in which the particles of one material are scattered through another and block the passage of light. |
| solution | a mixture of sustbstances that are blended so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere |
| alloy | a sulution of a metal and at least one other solid which is often also metal. |
| electron | a particle in the space outside the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of negative electric charge. |
| proton | a particle in the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of positive electric charge. |
| neutron | a particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electric charge. |
| nucleus | the center of an atom that has most of it's mass. |