Conservation of Matter & Properties of Matter Vocabulary

The Law of Conservation of Matter states that...

• matter can simply appear.

• matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

• matter can simply disappear.

• matter can change form between a solid, liquid, and gas.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A property of matter is...

• a piece of land.

• a law that states matter can neither be created nor destroyed.

• a measurable characteristic or trait.

Density is...

• a measure of how close together the particles are inside a substance.

• a measure of how difficult it is to scratch or crush a certain type of matter

• a measure of how matter reacts to a magnet

• any thing made by combining two or more different things

Hardness is...

• a measure of how matter reacts to a magnet.

• a measure of how difficult it is to scratch or crush a certain type of matter.

• a measure of how close together the particles are inside a substance.

• the measure of a substance’s ability to be dissolved.

Magnetism is...

• the measure of a substance’s ability to be dissolved.

• a measure of how matter reacts to a magnet.

• a measure of how difficult it is to scratch or crush a certain type of matter.

• a measure of how close together the particles are inside a substance.

A mixture is...

• the substance in a solution that does the dissolving.

• the measure of a substance’s ability to be dissolved.

• any thing made by combining two or more different substances.

Solubility is...

• the measure of a substance’s ability to be dissolved.

• a measure of how matter reacts to a magnet.

• the substance that dissolves in a solution.

• the substance in a solution that does the dissolving.

A solution is...

• a measurable characteristic or trait.

• a measure of how close together the particles are inside a substance.

• a mixture in which two kinds of particles are evenly distributed in a container.

• a measure of how matter reacts to a magnet

The solute is...

• the substance in a solution that does the dissolving (i.e. water).

• a measure of how matter reacts to a magnet.

• the substance that dissolves in a solution (i.e. salt).

The solvent is...

• the substance in a solution that does the dissolving (i.e. water).

• the substance that dissolves in a solution (i.e. salt).

• the measure of a substance’s ability to be dissolved.