Matter part 2 Flashcards
Physical Properties
Any characteristics that can be observed using your 5 senses without changing the substance
Chemical Properties
Any characteristic that describes how matter interacts with another substance
Biological Property
The characteristic of having all 9 features of living things
Physical Change
Change to the physical properties of matter, substance is not changed into a new substance
Chemical Change
Change to the chemical properties of matter, substance is changed into a new substance with new properties cannot change back
Law of Conservation of Matter/Mass
Matter cannot be created nor destroyed. The number of atoms/mass of the reactants equals the number of atoms/mass of the products.
Phase/ state of matter
solid, liquid and gas
Changed by changing temperature or pressure
solid
Definite shape and definite volume
Particles packed together and vibrate but have fixed positions
Low energy
Liquid
No definite shape but has definite volume
Particles spread apart
Medium energy