Science Ch.1

Question 1

Physical Property

Answer 1

a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change such a density, color or hardness

Question 2

Density

Answer 2

the ratio of the mass to the volume of a substance

Question 3

Physical Change

Answer 3

a change of matter one form or another without a change in chemical properties

Question 4

Chemical Property

Answer 4

a property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions

Question 5

Chemical Change

Answer 5

a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substance with different properties

Question 6

Inertia

Answer 6

the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, in the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object

Question 7

Mass

Answer 7

a measure of the amount of matter in an object

Question 8

Weigt

Answer 8

a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object

Question 9

Matter

Answer 9

anything that has mass and takes up space

Question 10

Volume

Answer 10

a measure of the size of a body or region in three dimensional space

Question 11

Meniscus

Answer 11

the curve at a liquids surface by which one measures the volume of a liquid

Question 12

States of Matter

Answer 12

the physical forms of matter, which include solid liquid and gas

Question 13

Solid

Answer 13

the state of matter in which the volume and shape of a substance are fixed