| Term | Definition |
| physical Property | A characteristic of matter that can be observed by the senses; shape, size, taste, texture, color |
| density | the amount of matter in a given space |
| state of matter | a physical property that describes matter as a solid, liquid, or gas |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties |
| physical change | a change in the shape, size, form or state of matter that can be observed without changing the identity of the matter |
| chemical change | change that produces new substances |
| Solid, Liquid, Gas | these are 3 states of matter |
| chemical changes produce | new compounds |
| the temperature at which something boils is: | an example of a physical property |
| Density is equal to | mass divided by volume |