Matter C4 Flashcards
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is a chemist?
A scientist who studies matter is called a chemist.
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object.
What is atom?
A tiny particle that all things are made of.
What is property?
A characteristic of matter.
What is a solid?
A solid is a state of matter that has a fixed shape and a fixed volume.
What is a liquid?
A liquid is a state of matter that has no fixed shape but has fixed volume.
What is gas?
A gas is a state of matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume.
What is melting?
Melting is when a solid becomes a liquid.
What is freezing?
Freezing is when a liquid becomes a solid.
What is evaporation?
When a liquid becomes a gas.
What is condensation?
When a gas becomes a liquid.
What is a substance?
A substance is a single kind 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.
