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Matter
Term | Definition |
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Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
Mass | the measure of the amount of matter something has |
Volume | the amount of space that matter takes up |
Density | the amount of matter in a given space; how heavy or light something is for its size |
Property | something that describes matter |
Physical Properties | characteristics that can only be seen or measured without changing the material |
Chemical Properties | characteristics that can only be seen when the material changes and new materials are formed |
States of Matter | three forms: solid, liquid, gas |
Evaporation | the change of state from a liquid to a gas |
Melting | the change of state from solid to a liquid |
Condensation | the change of state from gas to a liquid |
Freezing | the change of state from liquid to a solid |
Physical Change | the change in the size, shape, or state of matter with no new matter being formed |
Mixture | matter made up of two or more different substances |
Solution | a mixture in which properties of different substances are mixed evenly throughout |
Chemical Change | the change in matter that results in one or more different kinds of matter forming |
Solubility | the amount of substance that can be dissolved in another substance |
Balance Scale | a tool used to measure mass |
Graduated Cylinder | a tool used to measure the volume of liquids |