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24-25 Vocab 1.5
Science Vocabulary 1.5
Term | Definition |
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Density | an object's mass divided by its volume; a measure of how many particles are packed together into a certain amount of space (related word: dense) |
Gas | a state of matter without any defined volume or shape (related word: gaseous) |
Liquid | a state of matter with a defined volume but no defined shape |
Matter | material that has mass and takes up some amount of space |
Property | a characteristic or quality of a material |
Solid | matter with a fixed volume and shape |
State of Matter | a particular form that matter can take: The three main states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas. |
Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
Solubility | the ability of a substance to be dissolved in a liquid |
Volume | the amount of space an object or substance takes up |
Particle | something that is very tiny |
Dissolve | to add a solid material to a liquid in such a way that its particles completely disperse into the liquid, usually becoming invisible within the liquid |
Combine | to bring together; to mix |
Mixture | a combination of 2 or more substances that can be physically separated from one another |
Solution | a mixture in which a solid and a liquid or two liquids are mixed so evenly, that it is not possible to see the separate particles |
Conserve | to protect something in order to prevent loss or waste |
Substance | the physical matter of which living or nonliving things are composed |