Introduction to Matter

Front

What is the amount of space that matter occupies?

Back

Volume

Front

What is the smallest unit of a substance that retains its properties?

Back

Atom

Front

What term describes a pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances?

Back

Element

Front

What is a substance made of two or more different types of atoms bonded together?

Back

Molecule

Front

What is a characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance?

Back

Physical property

Front

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

Back

Chemical property

Front

What is the term for a combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded?

Back

Mixture

Front

What is the term for a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically bonded?

Back

Compound

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What is the term for the change of a substance from one physical state to another?

Back

Phase change