Properties and Changes of Matter

Front

What is the study of the properties of matter and how matter changes?

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Chemistry

Front

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

Back

Matter

Front

What is a change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does not change the material into another substance?

Back

Physical change

Front

What is a single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties?

Back

Substance

Front

What is a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances?

Back

Chemical property

Front

What is a change that results in the formation of new chemical substances?

Back

Chemical change

Front

What is a property that can be observed without changing the substance into another substance?

Back

Physical property

Front

What is the term for a mixture that has a uniform composition throughout?

Back

Homogeneous mixture

Front

What is the term for a mixture that consists of visibly different substances or phases?

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Heterogeneous mixture

Front

What is the process of a substance changing from a solid to a liquid?

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Melting