5.5A Physical Properties of Matter!

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A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured and can be changed without changing the matter itself.

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physical property

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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matter

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Weight

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the measure of the amount of gravity acting on an object's mass

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Volume

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the amount of space taken up by matter.

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Density

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the amount of mass an object has in a certain volume.

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Solubility

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the ability of a substance to dissolve another substance.

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Solid

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a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume.

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Liquid

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a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its container.

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Gas

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a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume.

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Mixture

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A combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance.