Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is the amount of a solute that can be dissolved into a liquid (solvent) in a given situation called?

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Solubility

Front

The temperature at which solids turn into liquids is called?

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Melting Point

Front

Which state of matter is composed of freely moving molecules that do not usually separate?

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Liquid

Front

What is the basic building block of physical matter that cannot be broken down to a simpler substance?

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Element

Front

What is the name for characteristics of a substance that can be measured without changing them chemically?

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Physical Property

Front

What is the temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas called?

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Boiling Point

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What do we call a substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined?

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Compound

Front

What is the term for a change that alters the form or appearance of a substance but does not change it into another substance?

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Physical Change

Front

What is the term for a characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances?

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Chemical Property

Front

What is the process called when a solid turns directly into a gas without becoming a liquid?

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Sublimation