Properties of Matter

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What are the three main states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas

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What is a property of matter that can only be observed by changing the basic nature of the matter?

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Chemical Property

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What is a graphic organizer with intersecting circles used to compare data?

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Venn Diagram

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What are two tests for determining if something is matter?

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It takes up space and has properties that can be observed.

Front

When a metal mailbox is rusting because of the weather, what is the rust an example of?

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A chemical change.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of matter that can be observed without changing its identity.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting ice.

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What is density?

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The mass of an object divided by its volume.