Physical Properties

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its identity, such as color, density, and boiling point.

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What does density measure?

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Density measures how much mass is contained in a given volume of a substance.

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What is the boiling point of a substance?

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The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

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What is the freezing point of water?

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0 degrees Celsius (32 degrees Fahrenheit), the temperature at which water changes from a liquid to a solid.

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What is water displacement?

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A method used to measure the volume of an irregular object by observing how much water it displaces when submerged.

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What tool do you use to measure temperature?

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A thermometer.

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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 solubility?

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in a solvent, such as sugar dissolving in water.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume and expands to fill its container.

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What is a solid?

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