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Matter

Matter Unit


AB
AtomThe smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element.
BoilingThe rapid change of state from a liquid to a gas.
Chemical ChangeA change that creates a different kind of matter.
Chemical FormulaA group of symbols that shows the kind and number of each element in a compound.
Chemical PropertyA characteristic of a substance that can only be seen when the substance changes and a new substance is formed.
Chemical ReactionThe process in which substances are changed into another substances.
CompoundMatter made up of two or more elements.
CondensationThe change from a gas to a liquid.
ElementMatter made up of only one kind of atom.
EvaporateTo change from a liquid to a gas.
FreezingThe change from a liquid to a solid.
GasThe state of matter that has no definite shape of volume.
LiquidThe state of matter that has no definite shape but a definite volume.
MatterAnything that has mass and takes up space.
MeltingThe change of state from a solid to a liquid.
MixtureMatter that is made up of two or more substance that can be separated by physical means.
Physical ChangeA change in the size, shape or state of matter in which no new matter is formed.
Physical PropertyA characteristic of a material or object that can be seen or measured without changing the material into a new substance.
PropertyA characteristic that describes matter.
States of MatterAny of the three forms that matter may ordinarily take: solid, liquid and gas.
VolumeThe amount of space that matter takes up.