Open System
Closed System
a statement that describes something that has been repeatedly observed through experimentation
Law of Conservation of Matter
System
Law
a system without a boundary between the system and its environment; the parts of the system may interact with other systems
the scientific observation that matter cannot be created or destroyed
a system with a clearly defined boundary between the system and the environment; matter cannot move in and out of this boundary.
A set of related parts that make up a whole