properties of matter

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What property describes how heavy or light an object is?

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Weight.

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What is the property of matter that describes its shape?

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Shape.

Front

What is a characteristic of solids?

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Solids have a definite shape and volume.

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What happens to the particles in a liquid?

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The particles are close together but can move past each other.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.

Front

What is density?

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Density is the mass of an object divided by its volume.

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What is an example of a property that can be observed without changing the substance?

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Color.

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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.