| A | B |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | the amount of matter something contains |
| solid | matter with a definite shape |
| liquid | matter that takes the shape of its container |
| gas | matter that takes up no definite amount of space |
| water vapor | water that has become a gas |
| particles | small bits that make up matter |
| volume | the amount of space matter takes up |
| density | compares the amount of matter to the space taken up |
| chemical reaction | another term for chemical change |
| chemical change | a change that produces one or more new substances and may release energy |
| physical change | change in the size, shape, or state of a substance |
| buoyancy | the ability of matter to float in a liquid or gas |
| solubility | a measure of the amount of a material that will dissolve in another material |
| dissolve | to form a solution with another material |
| solution | a mixture in which the particles of different kinds of matter are mixed evenly with each other |