1.2 Flashcards
What are the 3 states of matter?
Liquid, solid and gas
What is matter?
Anything that had mass or volume.
What’s is mass?
Mass is the amount of matter in a substance.
What is volume?
The amount of space that an substance takes up or occupies.
What is chemical change?
It is a change in matter that occurs when substances combine to form a new substance. They change when there is a change in temperature.
What is physical change?
The change in appearance is a substance.
What is the difference between physical and chemical change?
chemical change involves reactions to form of a new substance. Physical change is the change in appearance but no new substance form.
What is a solid?
Has defined mass and volume.
What is a liquid?
Has a defined volume but not a shape.
What is a gas?
It does not have a defined volume or shape
What is a “model” in science?
It is a way to think about and interpret naturals events or objects.
What is a theory?
A theory is a scientific explanation based on a results of an experimentation.
What is the particle of matter model?
- All matter is made up of very particles.
- There are spaces between the particles but the amount of space between particles is different for different sates of matter.
- The particles of matter are always moving
- Particles are attracted to each other and the strength of the attraction depends on the type of particle.
Solid to a liquid?
Melting
Liquid to solid?
Freezing.