5.5A Physical Properties of Matter!

A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured and can be changed without changing the matter itself.

• mass

• physical property

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• matter

• mass

Weight

• anything that has mass and takes up space.

• the measure of the amount of gravity acting on an object's mass

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

Volume

• the amount of matter an object has.

• the amount of space taken up by matter.

Density

• anything that has mass and takes up space.

• the amount of mass an object has in a certain volume.

Solubility

• the ability of a substance to dissolve another substance.

• the amount of of space taken up by matter.

Solid

• a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of it's container.

• a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Liquid

• a state of matter that does not have a fixed or volume.

• a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its container.

• a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Gas

• a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume.

• a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume.

• a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its container.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Mixture

• Substances that are spread out evenly between one another and cannot be told apart.

• A combination of two or more substances that do not join together to form a new substance.