Properties of Matter

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured without changing it into something new.

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What are atoms?

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Atoms are the smallest units of matter.

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What is a physical change?

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A physical change is a change that does not alter the chemical properties of a substance.

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What is thermal energy?

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Thermal energy is the total kinetic energy of particles in a substance.

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a chemical property?

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A characteristic of matter that can only be observed during a chemical reaction.

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What is density?

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Density is the mass of a substance divided by its volume.

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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 liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

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