Matter Vocabulary

Question 1

Alloy

Answer 1

a homogeneous mixture of metals, or a mixture of a metal and a non-metal in which the metal is the major component

Question 2

Brittleness

Answer 2

a material’s ability to absorb energy before fracturing

Question 3

Chemical change

Answer 3

any change that results in the formation of a new chemical substance

Question 4

Chemcial property

Answer 4

a characteristic of a substance that’s observed during a chemical reaction

Question 5

Chromatography

Answer 5

parts of a mixture are separated based on the ability of each dissolved component to travel through materials at different speeds

Question 6

Combustibility

Answer 6

occurs when a material catches fire at a temperature above 43 degrees celsius

Question 7

Compound

Answer 7

any substance formed from two or more elements that have been joined together chemically

Question 8

Condensation

Answer 8

the phase change that occurs when water vapor cools down to form liquid water

Question 9

Condensation point

Answer 9

the temperature at which a gas turns into a liquid at standard pressure

Question 10

Crystallization

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the separation of a pure solid substance from a solution containing the dissolved substance

Question 11

Density

Answer 11

the amount of mass per unit volume

Question 12

Deposition

Answer 12

when a gas changes directly into a solid without going through the liquid phase

Question 13

Distillation

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the process that separates homogenous mixtures based on the different boiling points of the substances

Question 14

Enthalpy

Answer 14

the amount of heat in a system at constant pressure

Question 15

Evaporation

Answer 15

occurs on the surface of a liquid as it changes into a gas

Question 16

Filtration

Answer 16

a physical process used to separate solids from liquids by passing them through a barrier

Question 17

Flammability

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occurs when a material catches fire at a temperature below 43 degrees celsius

Question 18

Freezing

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when a liquid turns into a solid

Question 19

Freezing point

Answer 19

the temperature at which a liquid turns into a solid

Question 20

Heterogeneous mixture

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a combination of two or more substances that have uniform composition and chemical properties throughout; also known as a solution

Question 21

Intermolecular force

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any force that can hold or repel particles

Question 22

Malleability

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how readily a material’s shape can be changed

Question 23

Matter

Answer 23

anything that has mass and takes up space

Question 24

Melting

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when a solid turns into a liquid

Question 25

Melting point

Answer 25

the temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid

Question 26

Mixture

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a combination of two or more pure substances in which each pure substance retains its individual chemical properties

Question 27

Phase change

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a special type of physical change in which a substance transitions among the states of matter, solid, liquid, and gas, but the chemical properties of the substance remain the same

Question 28

Physical change

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a change which alters a substance without altering its composition

Question 29

Physical property

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a characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the chemical makeup of a substance. Types include color, odor, texture, boiling point, melting point, and density

Question 30

Reactivity

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the relative ability of a substance to undergo a chemical reaction

Question 31

Solution

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a combination of two or more substances that have uniform composition and chemical properties throughout; also known as a homogeneous mixture

Question 32

Sublimation

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when a solid transitions into a gas without going through the liquid phase

Question 33

Temperature

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a measure of the random kinetic energy in a sample of matter

Question 34

Vaporization

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the phase change from liquid to gas

Question 35

Homogeneous mixture

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a combination of two or more substances that have uniform composition and chemical properties throughout; also known as a solution