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Science Vocab #4
Includes words from chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Inertia | a. the property of matter by which it retains its state of rest or its velocity along a straight line so long as it is not acted upon by an external force. b. an analogous property of a force |
| Physical Property | any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions |
| Chemical Property | a property or characteristic of a substance that is observed during a reaction in which the chemical composition or identity of the substance is changed |
| Physical Change | a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape |
| Chemical Change | a usually irreversible chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of the atoms of one or more substances and A CHANGE IN THEIR CHEMICAL PROPERTY OR COMPOSITION, resulting in the formation of at least one new substance |