Matter c4 Flashcards
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is an atom?
An atom is a tiny particle that all things are made of.
What is mass?
Mass is the amount of water in an object.
What is a property?
A property is a characteristic of matter.
What is a chemist?
A scientist who studies matter.
What is a solid?
A solid is a state of matter that has a fixed shape and fixed volume.
What is a liquid?
A liquid is a state of matter that has no fixed shape but has a fixed volume.
What is gas?
Gas is a state of matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume.
What is melting?
When a solid becomes a liquid.
What is freezing?
When a liquid becomes a solid.
What is evaporation?
When liquid becomes a gas.
What is condensation?
When gas becomes a liquid.
What is a substance?
A substance is a single type of matter.
What is a mixture?
A mixture is any combination of substances that can be physically separated.
What is a solution?
A solution is a mixture of substances that appears to be one substance.
