6th Grade Matter Vocab

Question 1

Alloy

Answer 1

Mixture of 2 or more metals

Question 2

Chemical Change

Answer 2

Change that produces matter with different identity

Question 3

Chemical Property

Answer 3

Characteristic of material; observed when substance undergoes a change to become something new

Question 4

Colloid

Answer 4

Mixture made of tiny particles

Question 5

Combustile

Answer 5

Characteristic of material to burn

Question 6

Compound

Answer 6

Substance formed by chemical combination of 2 or more elements

Question 7

Decantation

Answer 7

Process of separating liquids or solids from liquids by pouring the top layer

Question 8

Element

Answer 8

Simplest substance; substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substanes

Question 9

Filltration

Answer 9

Process that separates material based on particle size

Question 10

Heterogenous Mixture

Answer 10

Mixture that can be separated

Question 11

Homogenous Mixture

Answer 11

Mixture that cannot be separated

Question 12

Luster

Answer 12

Reflective surface on metal

Question 13

Magnetism

Answer 13

Force of attraction between certain metals

Question 14

Malleability

Answer 14

Ability to form metal into different shapes by hammering

Question 15

Mixture

Answer 15

Combination of 2 or more substances; can be separated

Question 16

Molecule

Answer 16

Group of bonded atoms

Question 17

Physical Change

Answer 17

Change in substance that doesn’t change its identity

Question 18

Physical Property

Answer 18

Characteristic of material that can be observed without changing the identity [Of the Substance]

Question 19

Substance

Answer 19

Matter made of only one type of particle