Foundations: Properties Of Matter Flashcard

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing its identity, such as color, texture, or boiling point.

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic that describes how a substance interacts with other substances, leading to a change in its chemical composition.

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What does luster refer to in terms of physical properties?

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The shine or glow of a substance.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting ice into water.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Burning wood.

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What is density?

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The mass of a substance divided by its volume.

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How does temperature affect the state of matter?

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Increasing temperature can change a solid to a liquid (melting) or a liquid to a gas (evaporation).

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force exerted by gravity on that mass.

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What is viscosity?

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A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.