Matter Vocabulary

anything that has mass and takes up space

• mass

• matter

• volume

• mixture

anything you can observe about an object by using one or more of your senses

• mass

• chemical change

• physical property

• conservation of matter

the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• chemical change

• physical property

• matter

the amount of space matter takes up

• mass

• volume

• solution

the ability of one substance to dissolve into another

• mixture

• conductivity

• magnetism

• solubility

a combination of 2 or more different substances in which the substances keep their identities

• mixture

• solution

• solubility

• physical change

a change in which the shape or form of the substance changes, but the substance still has the same chemical makeup

(no new matter is formed!)

• physical change

• chemical change

a change in 1 or more substance (caused by a reaction) that forms a new and different substance

• physical change

• chemical change

a mixture that has the same composition throughout because all of its parts are mixed evenly

• mixture

• physical change

• solution

• matter

a law that states that matter cannot be made or destroyed (However, matter can change into a new form)

• conservation of energy

• conservation of matter

• conservation of science