ch 12 vocab

Question 1

the amount of space a sample of matter occupies

Answer 1

volume

Question 2

a state of matter with a definite shape and volume

Answer 2

solid

Question 3

a state of matter with a definite volume but not a definite shape

Answer 3

liquid

Question 4

a state of matter without a definite shape or a definite volume

Answer 4

gas

Question 5

any characteristic of matter that you can observe without changing the identity of the substance that makes it up

Answer 5

physical property

Question 6

the amount of matter in an object

Answer 6

mass

Question 7

the mass per unit volume of a substance

Answer 7

density

Question 8

the ability of one material to dissolve in another

Answer 8

solubility

Question 9

the ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances

Answer 9

chemical property

Question 10

a change in the size, shape, form or state of matter that does not change the matter’s identity

Answer 10

physical change

Question 11

a change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change in to other substances with different chemical and physical properties

Answer 11

chemical change

Question 12

states that the total mass before a chemical reaction is the same as the total mass after a chemical reaction

Answer 12

law of conservation of mass