States of Matter

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter where particles are tightly held together, have a fixed shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that expands to fill its container and has no fixed shape or volume.

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What is plasma?

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A state of matter similar to gas but consists of charged particles and is found in stars.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and volume.

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What are particles?

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Tiny building blocks that make up all matter, too small to be seen.

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What is volume?

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The amount of space that matter occupies.

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What is mass?

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The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

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What is weight?

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The force exerted by gravity on an object, dependent on its mass.

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What is density?

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The mass of an object divided by its volume, indicating how compact the matter is.