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Gr. 4 Ch. 12 & 13
vocabulary words from both chapters
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| atom | smallest particle of matter that has the properties of that matter |
| chemical property | a characteristic of matter that can be observed only when matter is changed into a new kind of matter |
| density | how much matter is in a given volume |
| mass | amount of matter in an object |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| metric system | system of measurement based on the number 10 |
| molecule | a single particle of matter made up of two or more atoms joined together |
| physical property | characteristic of matter that can be observed without changing matter into something new |
| states of matter | three forms that matter usually takes: solid, liquid, and gas |
| volume | the amount of space that matter takes up |
| weight | measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| chemical change | change in matter that produces new kinds of matter with different properties |
| chemical reaction | another term for a chemical change |
| dissolve | to mix completely with another substance to form a solution |
| energy | ability to cause change |
| heat | flow of thermal energy from a warmer area to a cooler area |
| mixture | matter made up of two or more substances that are combined physically |
| physical change | change in the way matter looks without changing it into a new kind of matter |
| product | newly formed matter in a chemical reaction |
| reactant | matter that you start with in a chemical reaction |
| solution | a mixture in which the particles of one kind of matter are mixed evenly with the particles of other kinds of matter |
| temperature | measure of how hot or cold matter is |
| thermal energy | total energy of the particles of matter |