Matter Vocabulary
Matter Vocabulary # 2
States of Matter
Properties of Matter
Physical/Chemical Changes
100
A very small piece of matter that can not be seen under a microscope is known as?
atom
100
What does a graduated cylinder measure?
volume of liquids
100
What are the four states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
100
The amount of material something is made up of?
Mass
100
When baking a cake, is a physical change or chemical change occuring?
a chemical change
200
Matter made of only one kind of atom; simplest form of matter?
element
200
A small cylinder labeled with a known mass; this is used with a balance to find the mass of other objects.
standard mass
200
Strong attraction between molecules, and a low energy level describes
Solids
200
Amount of space that something takes up?
Volume
200
A change of state from a solid to a liquid
melting
300
When two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom join together to act as one unit of water, a ___________ is created.
molecule
300
The state in which matter has a definite shape and a definite volume.
Solid
300
Due to a weak attraction between molecules and a high energy level, molecules can slide past each other. This statement describes?
liquid
300
Color, size, shape, texture, and odor are examples of physical properties or chemical properties?
What is physical properties
300
A change of state from a gas to a liquid; opposite of vaporization.
condensation
400
Homogeneous and Heterogeneous are two types of?
Mixtures
400
The state in which matter has no definite shape and no definite volume.
gas
400
Molecules are tightly packed together and vibrate in place. This statement describes?
solid
400
Would a golf ball or a ping pong ball have more density?
a golf ball
400
When one or more substances are changed into a new substance with different properties.
Chemical change
500
In the solution salt water, salt is the _________, and water is the ___________.
solute and solvent
500
The state in which matter has a definite volume but no definite shape.
liquid
500
Molecules move easily and are far apart from each other in?
gases
500
A less dense substance (oil) rises and floats in a more dense liquid (water), because of
buoyancy
500
What are the two types of vaporization?
evaporation and boiling
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