Matter

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a physical property?

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A physical property is a characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its composition.

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What is volume?

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Volume is the amount of space that an object occupies.

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What causes a change in the state of matter?

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A change in temperature can cause a change in the state of matter.

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What are the three states of matter?

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The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.

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What is the difference between a solid and a liquid?

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A solid has a definite shape and volume, while a liquid has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is the difference between a liquid and a gas?

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A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape, while a gas has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.

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What is density?

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Density is the mass of an object divided by its volume.

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How does temperature affect the state of matter?

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Increasing temperature can cause solids to melt into liquids and liquids to evaporate into gases, while decreasing temperature can cause gases to condense into liquids and liquids to freeze into solids.

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What is a chemical property?

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A chemical property is a characteristic of a substance that becomes evident during a chemical reaction.