Characteristics of Matter for 8th-grade Science at MSBSD Flashcards

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Boiling Point
The temperature at which a liquid substance goes through a phase change into the gas state.
Question 2
Density
Answer 2
The amount of mass in a certain volume. Example: g/mL or g/cm3. The density of a material varies with temperature and pressure.
Insoluble
Answer 3
The property at which one substance (solute) will not dissolve into another (solvent). Example: oil and water.
Melting Point
The temperature at which a substance goes through the phase change from solid to liquid.
Solid
Answer 5
A state of matter in which molecules have a defined shape. Atoms are arranged in a pattern.
Solubility
The ability of a substance (solute) to dissolve in another substance (solvent) to make a uniform solution. Example: sugar (solute) dissolving in water (solvent) to make sugar water.
Solute
Answer 7
The substance you are trying to dissolve into another. Example: sugar (solute) dissolving in water (solvent) to make sugar water.
Question 8
Sublimation
Answer 8
The process of a substance going from the solid phase to the gas phase without passing through an intermediate liquid phase
Question 9
Freezing point
The point at which a substance goes through a phase change from liquid to solid.
Evaporation
Answer 10
A type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs only on the surface, the liquid goes through a phase change to a gas.
Solvent
The substance (generally a liquid) you are trying to dissolve something into. Example: sugar (solute) dissolving in water (solvent) to make sugar water.