| Term | Definition |
|---|
| physical property | a property used to characterize physical objects |
| state of matter | (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container) |
| density | the amount per unit size |
| chemical property | a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity |
| acid | A sour substance. |
| base | a compound that turns litmus paper blue, taste bitter, and is used in cleansers and detergens( soaps shampoo) |
| reaction | doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like |
| physical change | a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition |
| chemical change | (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved |
| volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object |
| mass | the amount of mater in an object |
| litmus paper | a type of indicator that helps to identify acids and bases |
| pH paper | indicates the strength of an acid/base |
| displacment | distance and direction of an objects change in position from the starting point |
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