Describing Matter Flashcards
Pure
Material is not mixed with any other matter
Ratio
Tells you he relationship between two or more things
Property
A characteristic that belongs to or thing
Matter
Anything that has mass And takes up space
Chemistry
Study of matter and how matter changes
Substance
A single kind of matter that is pure,it always has a specific makeup or composition.
Ex:table salt has the same composition and properties whether it comes from seawater or salt mine
Physical property
Characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.Some examples of physical properties are:color and shape,length and mass, volume and density.We use our senses (taste,touch,smell,hear,see) to observe physical properties
Chemical property
Characteristics of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.To observe chemical properties in a substance,you must try to change it into another substance.