Phases
Chemical v Physical
Vocabulary
Matter
What is it?
100

Solid changing to Gas

Sublimation

100

Burning paper

Chemical Change

100

The amount of matter something has

MASS

100

This type of substance is only one type of atom. 

Element

100

Chunk of Gold

Element

200

Gas changing to liquid

Condensation

200

Tearing up a paper towel

Physical Change

200

Mass Divided by the volume of an object

Density

200

This type of substance is made of two or more elements. 

Compound. 
200

Table Salt (NaCl)

Compound

300

Solid changing to a liquid

Melting

300

Making a smoothie

Physical Change

300

How easily things can catch on fire

Flammability

300

A combination of two or more substances.

Mixture

300
Lucky Charms cereal (cereal and marshmallows)

Mixture

400

In this change, the heat leaves a liquid.

Freezing

400

Dissolving Salt in Water

Physical Change

400

The ability of one material to dissolve another

solubility

400

A mixture of one substance dissolved evenly in another. 

Solution

400

Lemonade

Solution

500

In this change, heat is added to a liquid.

Vaporizing

500

Fuel launching a rocket into space

Fuel burning is a chemical change

500

Gravity pulling on the mass

Weight

500

Matter is divided into these two things. 

Substances and Mixtures. 

500

Photosynthesis

Chemical change

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