| A | B |
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| meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface |
| gas | no definite shape and no definite volume |
| solvent | the substance that dissolves in the solute |
| solubility | the ability of a substance to dissolve in another |
| plasma | starts as a gas and becomes ionized |
| matter | anything with mass and volume |
| physical change | the change of matter from one form to another without changing the chemical properties |
| pure substance | matter of either a single element or a single compound |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| condensation | the change of state from a gas to a liquid |
| physical property | a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change |
| compound | a substance made up of two or more types of atoms |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes the substance's ability to participate in chemical reactions |
| concentration | the amount of substance in a given quantity of a mixture |
| density | the ratio of mass to volume of an object |
| liquid | no definite shape and a definite volume |
| mixture | a conbination of two or more substances not chemically combined |
| nonmetal | elements conduct heat poorly |
| evaporation | the change of state from a liquid to a gas |
| solute | the substance that dissolves in a solution |
| element | a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into a simpler substance |
| change of state | change of a substance from one state to another |
| sublimation | the process in which a solid changes directly into a gas |
| solid | has a definite shape and a definite volume |
| volume | the amount of space that an object occupies |
| melting | the change of state from a solid to a liquid |
| boiling | the conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure |
| metal | elements are shiny and conduct heat well |
| chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into a new substance with different properties |
| solution | a homogenous mixture in which the substances are dispersed |
| weight | the measure of gravitational force exerted on an object |
| state of matter | the physical form of matter dependent on the motion of the particles |
| metalloids | elements with properties of both metals and nonmetals |
