Vocabulary
Anything that has made and takes up space
Matter
The amount of space an object takes up
Volume
Two or more things mixed together physically that can be separated back out.
Mixture
A colloid that forms when gas bubbles are trapped inside of a liquid or solid.
Foam
A colloid where small particles of liquid or solid materials are trapped in air.
Aerosol
The measure of matter an object has
Mass
The force of gravity, pulling on an object
Weight
A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape
Liquid
a state of matter that does not have its own shape or definite volume
gas
A heterogeneous mixture in which the parts are so small that they do not settle out.
Colloid
A property that describes how a substance can change into a new substance
Chemical Property
A state of matter that has definite shape and volume
Solid
The branch of science that studies what everything is made of and how materials change or react.
Chemistry
A scientist who works with atoms, molecules, liquids, and chemical reactions.
Chemist
a measurement of particles (energy).
temperature
How well a material allows heat or electricity to move through it
conductivity
when a material slowly breaks down because of a chemical reaction with its surroundings
Corrosion
A mixture that are uniform throughout and looks the exact same everywhere you look.
Homogeneous Mixture
Mixtures that have parts that are not uniformly mixed together.
Heterogeneous Mixture
the process through which a gas changes into a liquid
condensation
A physical law that states that matter is neither created nor destroyed during a physical or chemical change.
Conservation of Mass
A homogeneous mixture formed when one thing completely dissolves into a liquid.
Solution
A change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter.
Chemical Change
A change of matter in size, shape, or state that does not change the type of matter.
Physical Change
A heterogeneous mixture that looks the same throughout, like muddy water.
Suspension