Matter

Anything that has mass, takes up space, and is made of atoms

• mixture

• solution

• matter

• alloy

absorbs heat, feels cold

• matter

• endothermic

• solute

• exothermic

releases heat, feels hot

• endothermic

• alloy

• saturated

• exothermic

material composed of two or more elements or compounds that are physically mixed together but not chemically combined

• alloy

• mixture

• pure substance

• soluble

A mixture in which substances are evenly distributed throughout the mixture, cannot see all of the different components

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

A mixture in which different materials can be distinguished easily, you can see all of the different substances

• homogeneous mixture

• heterogeneous mixture

A characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance

• chemical properties

• physical properties

Characteristics of a substance that determine how it will react with other substances.

• chemical properties

• physical properties

Examples include: color, texture, freezing point, hardness

• physical properties

• chemical properties

Examples include: reacts with oxygen, reacts with water

• physical properties

• chemical properties