Unit 3 8th Grade Vocabulary

Front

What is the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is a state of matter with a definite shape AND a definite volume?

Back

Solid

Front

What is the substance that dissolves in a solution?

Back

Solute

Front

What is a change to a substance where no new substance is created, and some properties may change but not many?

Back

Physical Change

Front

What is the amount of space an object takes up?

Back

Volume

Front

What is the term for a substance that does the dissolving in a solution?

Back

Solvent

Front

What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid?

Back

Melting

Front

What is the term for the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance?

Back

Specific Heat

Front

What is the term for a change that results in the formation of a new substance?

Back

Chemical Change

Front

What is the term for the measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a substance?

Back

Temperature