Unit 2 Vocab

Front

What is the measure of the force of gravity on an object?

Back

Weight

Front

What are characteristics that describe the ability of a substance to become something else?

Back

Chemical property

Front

What type of reaction releases energy in the form of heat?

Back

Exothermic reaction

Front

What is a characteristic that can be observed without changing the matter into another type of matter?

Back

Physical property

Front

What are resources that occur naturally in the environment and are used by humans?

Back

Natural resources

Front

What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the process called when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid?

Back

Melting

Front

What is the term for the ability of a substance to be hammered into thin sheets?

Back

Malleability

Front

What is the term for the ability of a substance to be drawn into wires?

Back

Ductility

Front

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

Back

Physical change