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Matter Vocabulary

Key vocabulary terms related to study of matter

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chemical propertycharacteristic of a substance that indicates whether it can undergo a chemical change includes acidity, basicity, combustibility and reactivity
colora physical property of matter resulting from light being reflected, or absorbed
combustibilityability of a substance to catch fire and burn easily
compounda substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined
condensationthe change of a substance from a gas to a liquid, which usually takes place when a gas is cooled to or below its boiling point
densitymass per unit of volume of a material
elementsubstance in which all the atoms in a sample are alike
freezing pointthe temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid phase to the solid phase
gassubstance that fills space available, no definite volume or shape
heatthe movement of thermal energy from one substance to another
heat energyinternal motion of particles of matter
heat transfermovement of heat from a warmer object to a colder one
vaporizationchange from a liquid phase to a gas phase
solubilitythe amount of a substance that will dissolve in a solute
soliddefinite shape and definite volume
reactivityability to combine with another substance
physical changephysical change – a change in size, shape, or state of matter
phases of matterthe four forms in which matter exists (solid, liquid, gas and plasma)
phase changephysical change of matter from one state to a different caused by a change in heat energy (added or removed), there is no change in temperature (example: solid to liquid, liquid to gas or vice versa)


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