It's All Matter

Define: Matter

• The substance of which a physical object is composed.

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• The material substance that occupies space, has mass, and makes up the observable universe

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Define: Substance

• The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists and which has a tangible, solid presence

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• A single kind of matter that is pure and has a specific set of properties.

• A particular kind of matter with uniform properties.

Define Physical Property

• Any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system.

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• Properties are often referred to as observables.

• A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

Define: Chemical Property

• A substance's chemical identity

• A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its

  ability to change into different substances

• The opposite of Physical Property

• Any of a material's properties that becomes evident during, or after a chemical reaction

Define: Element

• A molecule composed of one kind of atom; cannot be broken into simpler units by chemical reactions.

• A part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.

• Is distinguished by its atomic number,

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Define: Compound

• Calculate (interest) on previously accumulated interest.

• Made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements.

• A substance made up of atoms of two or more different elements joined by chemical bonds

• A mixture.

Define: Mixture

• An organ stop in which each key sounds a group of small pipes of different pitches, giving a very bright tone.

• The physical combination of two or more substances in which the identities are retained and are mixed in the form of solutions, suspensions and colloids

• A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically combined

• A combination of different qualities, things, or emotions in which the component elements are individually distinct

Explain how we use Matter in Forensic Science.

Is matter important? Explain your answer

Define: Solution

• Products or services designed to meet a particular need.

• A homogeneous mixture of two or more substances

• A means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation

• The action of separating or breaking down; dissolution.