Properties of Matter and Changes in Matter

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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 without changing its chemical composition.

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Is cutting an apple into slices a physical change or a change in the state of matter?

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Physical Change

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What happens to ice cream when it melts on a hot day?

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A solid becomes a liquid.

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What is the state of matter that does not have a definite size or shape?

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Gas

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What is condensation?

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The process of gas turning into liquid.

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What do solids have that liquids and gases do not?

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A definite shape.

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

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Evaporation.

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What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape?

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Liquid.

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What happens to water when it freezes?

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It changes from a liquid to a solid.

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What is melting?

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The process of a solid turning into a liquid.