Properties of Matter

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10 grams of salt are added to 40 grams of warm water. The salt completely dissolves and is no longer visible in the solution. What is the weight of the saltwater solution?

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50 grams

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Mass is the amount of _______ that makes up an object.

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matter

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The amount of space occupied by a substance is called?

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Volume

Front

Which state of matter is shown with this model?

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gas

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The part of a solution that dissolves. Example: the baking soda in a baking soda and vinegar solution.

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solute

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A balloon full of baking soda was fitted over the opening of a plastic bottle filled with vinegar. The baking soda inside the balloon was then emptied down into the vinegar leaving the balloon covering the bottle's opening. If all the ingredients of the mixture were weighed both before and after the reaction, how would the mass of the two measurements compare?

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The mass would be the same before and after the reaction because the bottle and the balloon are a closed system which wouldn't allow any gases to escape.

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What type of property of matter describes its ability to change into a new substance with different properties?

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Chemical property

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What happens when water changes state from liquid to solid that is different from what happens to most other materials.

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Water expands when it freezes which is different because most other materials contract when exposed to cooler temperatures and expand when they get warmer.

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Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?

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Liquid

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What is the process called when a liquid changes into a gas?

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Evaporation