PROPERTIES
OF MATTER
| matter-anything
that has mass and takes up space |
state-any
of 3 forms that matter usually takes |
| solution-a
mixture in which the particles of a substance are evenly mixed |
mixture-matter
that is made up of 2 or more substances that can be separated by physical
change |
| chemical
property-a characteristic of a substance that can only be seen when it
changes and a new substance is formed |
physical
property-a characteristic of a substance that can be seen without changing
the material |
| solid-matter
that has a definite volume and a definite shape |
liquid-matter
that has a definite volume but no definite shape |
| gas-matter
that has no definite shape and no definite volume |
melting-the
change of state from solid to liquid |
| volume-the
amount of space that matter takes up |
chemical
change-a change in matter that results in one or more new kinds of matter
forming |