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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 abillity of a material to be attracted to a magnet without needing to be a magnet themselves |
| conductuvity | abillity for energy, such as electricity and heat, to move through a material |
| solubility | the maximum amount of a subtance that can be dissolved by another stubstance |
| reflectivity | the way light bounces off and object |
| chemical property | a characteristic that can only be observed when the type of matter changes |
| combustibility | the abbility to burn |
| corrosion | the gradual wearing away of a metal as it combines with nonmetals in it's envirement |
| nucleus | the center of an atom that has most of it's mass |
| proton | a particle in the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of positive electric charge |
| nuetron | a particle in the nucleus of an atom that has no electircal charge |
| electron | a particle in the space outside the nucleus of an atom that carries one unit of negetive electric charge |
| molecule | a particle that contains more than one atom joined together |
| mixture | a physical combination of two or more substances that are blended togother without forming a new substance |
| colloid | a tyoe of mixture in which the particles of one material are scatterd through another and block the passage of light without settlingout |
| soulution | a mixture of stubstances that are blended so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere |
| alloy | a soulution af a metal and at least one other solid which is often also metal |
| distillation | the proces of seperatin the parts of a mixture by evaporation and condensation |