Science Vocab Flashcards
Chemistry
Study of the properties of matter and how matter changes
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Substance
A single kind of matter that is pure
Physical property
A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed witjout changing it into another substance
Chemichal property
A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances
Element
A pure substance that cannot be broken down into any other substance by chemical or physical mean
Atom
Basic particle from which all elements are made
Chemical bond
A force of attraction between two atoms
Molecules
Groups of tow or more atoms held together by chemicals bonds
Chemical formula
Shows the elements in the compound and the ratio
Mixture
Made of two or more substances
Heterogeneous mixture
Can see different parts in mix
Homogeneous
Evenly mixed can’t see different mixes
Weight
Measure of the force of gravity on an object
Mass
Measurement of the amount of matter in the object