solubility
the quality of being soluble and easily dissolved in liquid
buoyancy
the tendency to float in water or other liquid
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
chemical reaction
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
kinetic energy
the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its motion
matter
that which has mass and occupies space
mass
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
solid
not soft or yielding to pressure
liquid
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
gas
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container
volume
the property of something that is great in magnitude
solution
a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution
