Understanding Matter and Properties

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Matter

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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Volume

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the amount of space something takes up

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pure substance

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matter made of one type of particle

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balance

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tool to measure mass

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graduated cylinder

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tool to measure liquid volume

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mixture

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matter made of more than one pure substance

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property

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a characteristic of a substance that can be observed or measured

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physical property

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can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter

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chemical property

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describes how a substance changes into a new substance and can be observed or measured during or after a chemical reaction

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melting point

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the temperature in which a solid turns to a liquid