Changes In Matter Flashcards
Solid
Matter with a definite shape and volume.
Liquid
Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.
Gas
Matter that does not have a definite shape or volume.
Differentiate
To identify the differences between two or more objects.
Physical change
A change in some properties of matter that does not change what the substance is made of.
Establish
To show an idea.
Chemical Change
A process in which a new kind of matter forms.
Support
To back up.
Conservation of matter
The scientific law that in any physical or chemical change, the total mass of the matter does not change.
Chemical reaction
The process in which one or more substances chance into one or more different substances.
Producer
An organism that can make its own food
Consumer
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Decomposer
An organism that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and returns raw materials to the soil and water
Food Chain
A series of events in a ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and by being eaten
Food Web
The pattern of overlapping feeding relationships or food chains among the various organisms in an ecosystem
