Matter Vocabulary

Front

What is the process of matter changing from a liquid to a solid with the removal of heat?

Back

Freezing

Front

What state of matter maintains a fixed volume and shape?

Back

Solid

Front

What do you call a group of two or more atoms that are bonded together?

Back

Molecule

Front

What is the measure of how much matter is in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What type of change occurs when a new substance is formed?

Back

Chemical change

Front

What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

Back

Liquid

Front

What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

Back

Volume

Front

What is the process of matter changing from a solid to a liquid with the addition of heat?

Back

Melting

Front

What do you call the smallest unit of an element?

Back

Atom

Front

What is the term for a change that does not alter the chemical composition of a substance?

Back

Physical change