Classifying Matter Vocabulary

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Definite shape and size

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Solid

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A type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are dissolved

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Solution

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The process by which substances break down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid

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Dissolving

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An attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move

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Magnetism

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A substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily

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Conductor

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A substance that does not allow energy to flow through it easily

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Insulator

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The amount of matter in an object

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Mass

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The measure of how much space an object takes up

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Volume

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The state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape

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Liquid

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The state of matter that has no definite shape or volume

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Gas