Fact or Cap
Matter can be a solid, liquid, or gas
Fact
Has a definite volume, but not a definite shape.
Liquid
What happens when a liquid changes into a solid.
freezing
A substance that is dissolved is called a ( )
solute
Water displacement can be used to find the volume of solids.
Fact
Anything that has mass and volume
matter
All matter is made up of small particles called
atoms
A substance that dissolves another substance is called a
solvent
A balance is a scientific instrument that measures mass.
Fact
The amount of material in a substance
mass
The ability of a solvent to dissolve a certain amount of solute is
solubility
solution
Density measures the amount of matter in a certain volume.
Fact
The amount of space an object or substance takes up
volume
When atoms from two or more elements or compounds combine to form a new substance, what occurs?
chemical change
Matter that is made up only one kind of atom is called an ( )
element
Digesting food and heating a marshmallow over a fire are examples of chemical change.
Fact
Two or more substances that are physically combined
mixture
When atoms of different elements combine, the molecule formed is called a
compound
The amount of solute that is dissolved in the solvent is the ( ) of the solution.
Concentration