Chapter 12 flash cards

Question 1

Is the amount of space a sample of matter occupies.

Answer 1

volume

Question 2

Is a state of matter with a definite shape and volume.

Answer 2

solid

Question 3

Is 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

Is the amount of matter in an object.

Answer 6

mass

Question 7

Is the mass per unit volume of a substance.

Answer 7

density

Question 8

Is the ability of one material to dissolve in another.

Answer 8

solubility

Question 9

Is 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

Is a change in matter in which the substances that make up the matter change into 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 the chemical reaction.

Answer 12

law of conservation of mass