Properties of Matter

Front

What is a characteristic or quality of something?

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Property

Front

What are two tests for determining if something is matter?

Back

It takes up space and has properties that can be observed.

Front

What is a graphic organizer with intersecting circles used to compare data?

Back

Venn diagram

Front

What are properties of matter that can be measured or observed without changing the basic nature of the matter?

Back

Physical properties

Front

What is anything that takes up space and has mass?

Back

Matter

Front

What is the term for properties that describe how a substance reacts with other substances?

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Chemical properties

Front

What is the state of matter that has a definite shape and volume?

Back

Solid

Front

What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

Back

Liquid

Front

What is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume?

Back

Gas

Front

What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid?

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Melting