| A | B |
|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| volume | the amount of space taken up or occupied by matter |
| L and mL | SI units used to measure volume |
| meniscus | the curve of a liquid's surface by which oe measures the volume of the liquid |
| volume (cm) | length x width x height |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force acting on an object |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| newton (N) | SI unit of force |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist a change in movement |
| physical property | can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter |
| density | mass/volume |
| thermal conductivity | rate at which a substance transfers heat |
| solubility | ability of a substance to dissolve |
| ductility | the ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire |
| maleability | ability of a substance to be pounded into thin sheets |
| physical change | change in matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties |
| chemical properties | a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical reactions |
| flammability | a substance's ability to burn |
| reactivity | ability of two or more substances to combine and form one or more substances |
| characteristic property | properties useful to identifying a substance; can be physical or chemical |
| chemical change | one or more substances are changed into new substances that have new and different properties |
