Properties of Matter

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What is buoyancy?

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The ability to float.

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What is solubility?

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

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Which term best describes a gas?

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A state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and occupies space.

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Which term best describes a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its container.

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What is a solid?

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

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What is density?

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The amount of mass per unit volume of a substance.

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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 of gravity acting on that mass.

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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.