Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter composed of tightly packed molecules, resulting in a firm substance.

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What is matter?

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Any physical substance that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a physical property?

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Characteristics of a substance that can be measured without changing them chemically.

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What is solubility?

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The amount of a solute that can be dissolved into a liquid (solvent) in a given situation.

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What is density?

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The amount of mass per unit of volume (mass divided by volume, m/v).

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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 has no definite shape or volume and expands to fill its container.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is a chemical property?

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Characteristics of a substance that can only be observed during a chemical reaction.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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What is a physical change?

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A change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance without altering its chemical composition.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5