Matter Chapter 2 Review

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What does Charles's Law state about the volume of a gas?

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The volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature.

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Can matter exist in more than three phases?

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False, matter can exist in more than three phases, such as plasma and Bose-Einstein condensates.

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What are changes called when no new kinds of matter are produced?

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Physical changes.

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What are some examples of physical properties?

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Color, hardness, mass, weight, volume, density.

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What characteristics do solids have?

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Solids have a definite shape and definite volume.

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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 changing 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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What is the definition of matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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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 the definition of volume?

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The amount of space an object occupies.