Science Topic 1 - Properties of Matter

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What is the property of a material that refers to how well it dissolves in another material, such as water?

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Solubility

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What do you do when you compare a property to a standard unit, or value, for that property?

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Measure

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What is the term for the amount of matter in a substance?

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Mass

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What are color, hardness, magnetism, texture, and shape examples of?

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Physical properties

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What is a balance used for in science?

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Measuring properties by comparing weights to a standard unit of measure

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What is the term for the space that a substance occupies?

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Volume

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What is the term for a change in a substance that does not change its chemical composition?

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Physical change

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What is the term for a property that describes how a substance reacts with other substances?

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Chemical property

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What is the process of observing properties using only the five senses called?

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Qualitative observation

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What is the process of using numbers to describe properties called?

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Quantitative observation