Matter & Properties
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. density
A. The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element (plural)
2. chemical change
B. To give an account or representation of in words
3. physical change
C. The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
4. properties
D. A customary way of operation or behavior
5. substance
E. How tightly packed the matter in something is
6. observe
F. To travel to or penetrate into
7. matter
G. A mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
8. mass
H. To recognize as being
9. volume
I. How loud something is, or how much space it fills
10. describe
J. To make mention of
11. explain
K. A basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class (plural)
12. infer
L. A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
13. analyse
M. To consider in detail and subject to an ___ in order to discover essential features or meaning
14. explore
N. A ___ from one state to another without a ___ in chemical composition
15. freezing
O. The simplest structural unit of an element or compound (plural)
16. boiling
P. Any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances
17. molecules
Q. A state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
18. atoms
R. That which has mass and occupies space
19. solve
S. To reason by deduction
20. problem
T. The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
21. formula
U. How much matter something contains
22. equation
V. To find the solution
23. practice
W. To make plain and comprehensible
24. identify
X. The application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas