Properties of Matter

Front

What is the amount of space matter takes up?

Back

Volume

Front

What is an object's ability to be bent or shaped by beating with a hammer or pressure of rollers?

Back

Malleability

Front

What is a pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances?

Back

Element

Front

What is the term for the change that occurs when lighting a fire turns wood to ashes?

Back

A chemical change

Front

What is the degree of firmness of a solid or the solid's resistance to being scratched?

Back

Hardness

Front

What is the term for a mixture that has a uniform composition throughout?

Back

Homogeneous mixture

Front

What is the term for a mixture that does not have a uniform composition?

Back

Heterogeneous mixture

Front

What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid?

Back

Melting

Front

What is the process called when a liquid turns into a gas?

Back

Evaporation

Front

What is the term for the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance?

Back

Solubility