intensive property
A property that describes the substance that makes something up; It is independent of how much material is being described
extensive property
A property that describes the object or substance as a whole; It is dependent on how much material is present
endothermic
A process that takes in the heat as it occurs
exothermic
A process that releases heat as it occurs
intensive examples
temperature, color, density
extensive examples
volume, size, shape
endothermic examples
boiling, melting, evaporation
exothermic examples
freezing, combustion, bodies