Matter Vocab Page 2

6. a new substance that forms during a chemical reaction
7. the amount of force exerted over a certain area.
10. data that can be used to support a scientific claim or argument.
13. the change in state from a gas to a liquid.
14. the physical form matter takes as determined by the arrangement and motion of its atoms or molecules.

1. the state of matter in which atoms or molecules are closely packedand touching one another, but are not held in fixed positions.
2. a process in which one or more new substances form from one or more other substances.
3. the scientific law stating that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
4. the change in state from a liquid to a gas at the surface of the liquid.
5. the change in state from a liquid to a solid.
8. a shorthand notation made up of arrows and chemical formulas for reactants and products that summarizes what happens during a chemical reaction
9. a substance that exists before a chemical reaction takes place and changes as a result of the reaction.
11. the state of matter in which atoms or molecules are closely packed and touching one another in fixed positions.
12. Point the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid as thermal energy is added to it