Anything that describes a characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured
without changing the composition of substances in the matter - ANSWER physical
property
A transformation in which some properties of the material change but the substances
composing the material remain the same - ANSWER physical change
Any characteristic, such as flammability, that produces a change that alters the
composition of matter - ANSWER chemical property
Change that occurs when a substance reacts and forms one or more new substances -
ANSWER chemical change
The state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and a definite volume -
ANSWER Solid
The state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape -
ANSWER Liquid
Matter that does not have a definite shape or a definite volume. ANSWER Gas
Absolute Zero A temperature of 0 kelvins
The volume increase that occurs in a material when it gets hotter. ANSWER Thermal
Expansion
A measure of the hotness or coldness of an object with respect to a reference point-
, ANSWER Temperature
The energy an object possesses because of its motion - ANSWER Kinetic Energy
The transfer of thermal energy from one body to another body, as a result of a
temperature difference - ANSWER Heat
A substance whose particles are dissolved in a solution - ANSWER Solute
A substance in which a solute dissolves - ANSWER solvent
A graph that describes the state changes of a substance as heat/energy is added to it -
ANSWER Heat curve
The amount of energy a substance must take in for it to move from the liquid phase into
the gas phase - ANSWER Latent heat of vaporization
The amount of energy a substance must take in for it to move from the solid phase into
the liquid phase - ANSWER Latent heat of fusion
Viscosity - ANSWER The tendency of a liquid to keep from flowing; resistance to flowing
Boiling water - ANSWER physical change
Flammability - ANSWER Chemical property
A bike rusting - ANSWER Chemical change
Density - ANSWER Physical property
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