5.5a Properties of Matter vocab

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What is volume?

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The amount of space something takes up, measured in ml.

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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 mass?

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The amount of matter in something, measured in grams.

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What is thermal energy?

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Another word for heat.

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What is an example of a liquid?

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Milk.

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.

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What is density?

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The mass of an object divided by its 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.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that produces one or more new substances.