Chapter 1 Flashcards
(10 cards)
The curve at a liquids surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid
Meniscus
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
Mass
A measure of gravitational force on an object
Weight
The tendency of an object to resist movement or change of speed or direction until an outside force acts on it
Inertia
A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change
Physical Property
The ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance
Density
A change of matter that does NOT change the composition of an object
Physical Change
A property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions
Chemical Property
A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties
Chemical Change
Something that takes up space
Matter
