Matter¡C4 Flashcards
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is a chemist?
A scientist who studies matter.
What is mass?
The amount of matter in a object.
What is property?
Characteristics of matter.
What is a atom?
An atom is a tiny particle that all things are made of.
What is a solid?
It is a state of matter that has a fixed shape and a fixed volume.
What is a liquid?
It is a state of matter that has no fixed shape but has a fixed volume.
What is gas?
It is a state of matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume.
What does melting mean?
When a solid becomes a liquid.
What does freezing mean?
When a liquid becomes a solid.
What does evaporation mean?
When a liquid becomes a gas
What does condensation mean?
When a gas becomes a liquid.
What is a substance?
It is a kind of matter.
What is a mixture?
It is any combination of substances that can be physically separated.
What is a solution?
It is a mixture of substances that appears to be one substance.
