Matter and Energy Flashcards
Matter
anything that has mass and volume
Physical property
characteristics, adjectives observed without changing the substance
Physical change
verb change in appearance, NOT the substance
Chemical property
adjective- how reactive a substance is
Chemical change
verb changing a substance into NEW material
Evidence of chemical change
change in color, change in energy, gas formation, formation of a precipitate, (sometimes change in smell)
Law of conservation
matter and energy can not be created or destroyed, it can only be transformed
Kinetic theory of matter
All matter is made of atoms that are in constant random motion
Endothermic change/ Exothermic change
energy is absorbed and kinetic energy increases. exothermic change is when energy is released and kinetic energy decreases
Latent Energy
energy used to weaken intermolecular forces, which allows phase change to happen.
Pure Substance
one substance present only