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TE Chem Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemistry | The study of the composition, structure, and properties of matter and the changes it undergoes |
| Change of State | A physical change of a substance from one phase to another (example: gas to liquid) |
| Chemical Change | A change in which one or more substances are converted into different substances |
| Chemical Property | The ability of a substance to undergo a change that transforms it into a different substance |
| Compound | A substance that is made from the atoms of two or more elements that are chemically bonded |
| Element | A pure substance made of only one kind of atom |
| Gas | The state of matter in which a substance has neither definite volume nor definite shape |
| Liquid | The state of matter in which the substance has a definite volume but an indefinite shape |
| Mass | A measure of the amount of matter |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Mixture | A blend of two or more kinds of matter, each of which retains its own identity and properties |
| Physical Change | A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance |
| Physical Property | A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance |
| Pure Substance | A substance that has a fixed composition and differs from a mixture in that every sample of a given pure substance has exactly the same characteristic properties and composition |
| Solid | The state of matter in which the substance has definite volume and definite shape |
| Solution | the best mixed mixture |
| Density | a measurement that reflects how closely packed the particles in a substance are |
| Hypothesis | An if, then statement that can be tested |
| Independent Variable | the variable that you change |
| Dependent Variable | the variable that responds and you measure it |
| Controlled Variable | part of an experiment that you do not change |
| Heterogeneous Mixture | A blend of two or more substances that are not evenly mixed |
| Homogeneous Mixture | A blend of two or more substances that are evenly mixed |
| Volume | a measure of the amount of space occupied by an object |
| Precision | how well repeated measurements agree with each other |
| Accuracy | how close a measurement is to the accepted value |
| Qualitative measurement | a description that does not use numbers |
| Quantitative measurement | a description that uses numbers |