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CHARACTERISTIC PROPS
CHARACTERISTIC PROPERTIES
WORD | DEFINITION |
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property of an object | mass, volume and shape |
property of a substance | always the same; freezing point, boiling point, density, solubility |
charactertistic property | describes the substance of which an object is made, not the object |
freezing point | temperature at which a liquid becomes solid |
melting point | temperature at which a solid become liquid |
boiling point | temperature at which a liquid changes to gas |
condensation point | temperature at which a gas changes to liquid |
phase change | change from liquid, solid or gas to another phase |
evaporation | process where a liquid changes to gas |
density | mass per unit volume; characteristic property of a substance |
ratio | one value divided by another; for example, density is the ratio of mass to volume |
sea level | the altitude of the ocean; Boulder is at 5,450 feet above sea level |