Question | Answer |
Matter | Anything that takes up space. |
Property | A characteristic of a substance that can be observed. |
Physical Property | Characteristics that can be observed with out changing the appearance. |
Chemical Property | Characteristics that are observed through changing the appearance. |
Mass | A large body of matter with no definite shape. |
Volume | The amount of space a substance or object takes up. |
Solid | A substance that is usually hard and it's particles are close together. |
Liquid | A substance that, if there is enough, can fill any container and it's particles are close together. |
Gas | A substance that can fill any container of any size and shape and has molecules that are very spread out. |
Atom | The smallest measurement of matter. |
Atomic Number | Number of protons in an atom. |
Nucleus | The center of an atom. Also the heaviest part of an atom |
Proton | The positive subatomic particles in the nucleus |
Neutron | The neutral subatomic particles in the nucleus. |
Electron | The negative subatomic particles in the nucleus. |
Malleability | The ability to flatten into a sheet. |
Ductility | The ability to stretch into a wire. |
Reactivity | The ability to react to different substances. |
Metal | Shiny good conductors, malleable, ductility. |
Metalloid | Like both metal and non-metal, shiny, malleable, and semi-conductors. |
Non-metal | Poor conductors, mostly gases, and dull. |