Changes in Matter Solutions

Agitation:  the action of briskly stirring or disturbing something, especially a liquid.

Chemical Properties:  describes the ability of a substance to undergo a specific chemical change

Concentration:  the relative amount of a given substance contained within a solution or in a particular volume of space; the amount of solute per unit volume of solution.

Corrosive:  liquids or solids that cause full-thickness destruction of the skin at the site of contact within a specified period of time.

Dilute:  make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to i

Dissolve:  (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.

Energy change:  when energy is transformed from one form to another, or when energy is transferred to or from a system

Heterogeneous Mixture:  a combination of two or more substances that are not evenly mixed and can be separated into their original parts

Homogeneous Mixtures:  a mixture of substances that are so well blended that the different parts do not separate out

Kinetic Energy:  a form of energy that an object or a particle has by reason of its motion

Mixture:  a substance made up of two or more different substances that are physically mixed together

Photosynthesis:  a chemical process where plants, algae, and certain bacteria use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and sugar (glucose)

Physical Properties:  a characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the substance

Precipitate:  cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution.

Reactivity:  having a tendency to react chemically

Surface Area:  a measure of the total area that the surface of the object occupies. The mathematical definition of surface