Physical Science Flashcards
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space
What are the 4 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
Which state of matter has particles tightly packed?
Solid
Which state of matter has particles tightly compact, but able to move around closely around each other?
Liquid
Which state of matter exists at extremely high temperatures?
Plasma
Which state of matters has freely moving particles?
Gas
What is all matter made up of?
Atoms
What can matter be classified as?
Substances or mixtures
What types of substances are there?
Compounds and elements
What types of mixtures are there?
Homogeneous and heterogeneous
Which type of substance is found on the period table?
Elements
Which type of matter is made of multiple substances?
Mixtures
Which matter is made of all the same atoms?
Substances
What are elements?
Matter that is made of the same types of atoms
What is a compound?
Matter that is made of 2 or more kinda of atoms joined chemically
During evaporation, is something releasing heat or absorbing heat?
Absorbing
Which property can be observed or measured without being changed?
Physical property
What change can change a substance into a new substance, and is irreversible?
Chemical changes
Which property can only be observed during a chemical change?
Chemical property
Which change does not form a new substance and is reversible?
Physical change
What is Discosity?
Think of apple juice vs chocolate syrup.. chocolate syrup sticks.
What does it mean to be malleable?
Being able to fold but easily tearable
What does it mean to be ductile?
Breaking when folded but being able to resist being torn apart.
What is an exothermic reaction?
A chemical reaction that generates, produces heat, and gives it out. (Heat is released and gets colder)
