Measuring Matter
The amount of space an object or a substance takes up
Volume
The amount of material in a substance.
Mass
As a solid changes to a liquid it ___________.
Melts
Digesting food and breaking a plate are examples of, what?
Physical change
Can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
Matter
Can be used to find the volume of solids.
Water displacement
A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.
Physical Property
A liquid __________ as it changes into a solid.
All matter is made up of small particles called, what?
Atoms
Two or more substances that are physically combined.
Mixture
A graduated container measures the _________ of a liquid.
Volume
Has no definite volume or shape.
Gas
The process of a liquid changing into a gas is called __________.
Vaporization
When atoms of different elements combine, the molecule formed is called ___________.
Compound
The ability of a solvent to dissolve a certain amount of solute is called its ___________.
Solubility
Scientific instrument that measures mass.
Balance
Has a definite volume, but not a definite shape.
Liquid
When a gas changes to a liquid, what occurs?
Condensation
Anything that has mass and volume.
What measures the amount of matter in a certain volume?
Density
Has a definite volume and a definite shape.
Solid
A change in matter that does not form a new substance.
Physical change
When atoms from two or more elements or compounds combine to form a new substance, a _________ ___________ occurs.
Chemical Change