Matter

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and 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 altering its chemical composition. Example: Ice cream melting due to heat.

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What is condensation?

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The process where a gas becomes a liquid through the loss of heat or energy.

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What are physical properties?

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Characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing its chemical identity. Examples include texture, color, and freezing/melting points.

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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 a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. Example: Rusting of iron.

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What is vaporization?

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The process where a liquid turns into a gas, usually through heating.

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What is evaporation?

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A type of vaporization that occurs at the surface of a liquid as it changes into the gas phase.

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What is deposition?

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The process where a gas changes directly into a solid without becoming a liquid first.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.