Matter Vocabulary

2. A change in which one or more new types of matter form
3. the process of removing heat from a system, which typically results in a lower temperature and/or phase change
5. a state of matter that has a fixed volume but no definite shape
7. the act of solvation, when a solid is mixed into a liquid, creating a solution
9. a particular kind of matter with uniform properties
10. the qualities and characteristics of a substance that describe and identify it
11. a state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume, and will fill any closed container, regardless of its shape
16. data that can be counted or measured in numerical values
18. anything that has mass and takes up space
19. to become reduced in size
20. the transfer of thermal energy from a hotter object to a cooler object
21. the matter or substance that objects are made from

1. characteristics or conditions that exist in different amounts or types and can be changed in an experiment
4. a piece of proof that shows something is true
6. a material that heat does not move through easily
8. A change in which no new materials form
12. a material that allows heat to pass through it
13. a state of matter that has a definite shape, mass, and volume, and maintains its shape regardless of its container
14. information that describes characteristics or qualities about something
15. the form that matter has, such as solid, liquid, or gas
17. to increase in size or volume
19. an element that remains unchanged or unaffected by other variables