Chapter 1/Lesson 4 Flashcards
States of Matter
Solid, Liquid and Gas
Chemical Changes
Change in matter that produces one or more new substances. New substances have new properties.
Combustion
The chemical change of a fuel into other substances.
Law of Conservation of Mass
The fact that matter is not created or destroyed in any chemical change.
Energy
The idea of work or change. Any change in matter is a change in energy.
Temperature
A measure of how hot or cold a substance is. Its a measure of the motion of particles in a substance.
Thermal Energy
Total energy of the motion of all the particles of an object.
Flow of Thermal Energy
Thermal energy flows from high temperature to low temperature.
Endothermic
Change in which energy is absorbed.
Exothermic
Change in which energy is released; combustion.
Chemical Energy
Energy stored in the the chemical bonds between atoms.