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Matter Section 1
Term | Definition |
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Physical State | the classification of matter as solid, liquid, or gas |
Properties | qualities that distinguish one sample of matter from another |
Classify | to group something together based on similar characteristics |
Matter | what everything is made of, anything that has mass and takes up space(volume) |
Solid- | A state of matter with a definite volume and shape |
Liquid- | A state of matter with a definite volume but takes the shape of its container it is in |
Gas- | A state of matter without a definite shape and volume. |
Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
Volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
Temperature | the measurement of heat or cold of an object or environment that is shown in degrees on a thermometer |
Celsius | a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees |