Ch 2 Matter: Properties and Changes Vocabulary Test

Matter that has a definite shape and definite volume.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Matter that has no definite volume and no definite shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

The amount of matter in an object.

• volume

• temperature

• mass

• weight

The amount of space an object takes up.

• volume

• mass

• weight

• object area

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• volume

• matter

• viscosity

• plasma

Mass per unit volume of a substance.

• volume

• matter

• density

• viscosity

Physical properties are

• properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
• properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance

Ability or inability of a substance to combine with or change into one or more new substances.

• physical property

• physical change

• chemical property

• solubility

The ___ is the thing being dissolved.

• solute
• solvent
• mixture
• suspension