Matter Vocabulary
Everything that has mass and takes up space
What is Matter
Elements and Compounds are examples of
Pure substances
What are the 3 states of matter
What is solid, liquid, and gas
Ice cubes changing into water is...?
What is Melting
Distillation takes advantage of these 2 state changes
Evaporation and condensation
The amount of matter in something
What is Mass
The ttwo types of mixtures are
Homogeneous and heterogeneous
Pancake syrup is in what state?
What is liquid
In distillation, the substance to boil first is the most
Volatile
Definite shape and size
What is Solid
True of False: Can solids be hard and soft?
What is True
An ice cube is in what state of matter?
The process of changing from a gas to a liquid is called?
What is condensation
Oldest separation technique consisting on pouring off excess material
What is decantation?
Takes on the shape of the container it is in, but not the volume
What is Liquid
What tool can you use to separate rocks and sand?
What is a filter
Steam is in what state?
What is a gas
The process of changing from a liquid to a gas is called?
What is Evaporation
If 2 liquids dissolve in one another, day are said to be
Miscible
Takes the shape and volume of the container it is in.
What is Gas
If a substance can dissolve in water, it is said to be
What is Soluble?
True or false: Fire is a gas
What is False: It is plasma
Water can turn into a solid by what process?
What is Freezing
If 2 liquids do not sissolve in one another (water and oil) they are said to be
Immiscible