Curriculum Based Vocabulary List #2
Word List
chemical change
matter
quantitative
data
physical change
texture
mass
qualitative
volume
weight
Definitions
chemical change
1. A change in which new or different kinds of matter are formed.
2. The change of a substance to a different substance with new properties;
when a substance is changed to a new substance and can not go back
3. data (d t ) noun a general term used to describe a collection of facts,
numbers, measurements or symbols
4. mass (m s) noun,verb,adjective
substance.It does not change.
5. matter (m tûr) noun,verb
mass.
Amount of matter contained in a
Anything that takes up space (volume) and has
6. physical change any change in the size, shape, or form of matter in which
the makeup of the matter remains the same and only the physical properties
change; a change in a substance's appearance but not in what it is made of
7. quantitative (kw nt t t v) adjective observations made by using tools to
make measurements; a measurable quantity described in numbers
8. texture (t kschûr) noun
rough, soft, etc.
9. volume (v ly m) noun
the surface quality or feel of an object - smooth,
amount of space an object takes up
10. weight (w t) noun,verb The force of gravity acting on an object, not the
same as mass; changes with gravitational pull