Matter Vocabulary

Question 1

mixture

Answer 1

2 or more substances physically combined that still maintain their identities

Question 2

weight

Answer 2

the pull of gravity on an object’s mass

Question 3

volume

Answer 3

the amount of space an object takes up

Question 4

flammability

Answer 4

ability to burn

Question 5

ductility

Answer 5

ability to be stretched into thin wires

Question 6

homogeneous

Answer 6

a mixture that looks the same throughout

Question 7

tarnish

Answer 7

a chemical reaction that causes a metal to change color

Question 8

solubility

Answer 8

ability to dissolve into a solvent

Question 9

state

Answer 9

solid, liquid, or gas

Question 10

subscript

Answer 10

the number after an atom that tells how many atoms of an element in the compound

Question 11

solute

Answer 11

the part of the solution that gets dissolved

Question 12

solvent

Answer 12

the part of a solution that the solute dissolves into

Question 13

compound

Answer 13

a pure substance made of 2 or more elements chemically combined

Question 14

atom

Answer 14

a single particle of an element with all the properties of that element

Question 15

solution

Answer 15

a special kind of homogeneous mixture where on substance dissolves into another

Question 16

coefficient

Answer 16

the number before a molecule that tells how many molecules in the chemical equation

Question 17

mass

Answer 17

the amount of matter

Question 18

malleability

Answer 18

the ability to be hammered into thin sheets

Question 19

molecule

Answer 19

a particle made of 2 or more atoms chemically combined

Question 20

texture

Answer 20

smoothness/roughness

Question 21

chemical formula

Answer 21

a formula that shows the elements in a compound and the ratio of atoms

Question 22

rust

Answer 22

a chemical reaction between a metal and oxygen

Question 23

thermal conductivity

Answer 23

ability to move heat through a substance

Question 24

element

Answer 24

simplest pure substance

Question 25

heterogeneous

Answer 25

a mixture where you can see all the different parts

Question 26

reactivity

Answer 26

the ability of an atom to undergo a reaction with another atom or compound