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Matter |
anything that has a mass and takes up space |
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Volume |
the amount of space taken up, or occupied by an object |
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Meniscus |
the curve at the surface of a liquid |
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Mass |
the amount of matter in an object |
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Weight |
a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object |
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Inertia |
the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion |
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Physical Property |
anything that can be observed or measured without changing the matter's identity |
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Density |
the amount of matter in a given space, or volume |
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Physical Change |
a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance |
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Thermal Conductivity |
the rate at which a substance transfers heat |
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State |
the physical form in which a substance exists, such as solid, liquid, or gas |
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Solubility |
the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance |
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Ductility |
the ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire |
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Malleability |
the ability of a substance to be rolled or pounded into thin sheets |
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Chemical Property |
describe matter based on its ability to change into new matter that has different properties |
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Chemical Change |
happens when one or more substances are changed into new substances that have new and different properties |
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Flammability |
the ability of substance to burn |
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State of Matter |
the physical forms in which a substance can exist |
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Solid |
the state of matter that has a definite shape and volume |
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Liquid |
the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container |
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Gas |
the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume |
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Crystalline |
very orderly, 3D arrangement of particles |
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Amorphous |
made of particles that aren't in a specific arrangement |
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Surface Tension |
the force that acts on the surface of a liquid and tends to minimize the area of the surface |
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Viscosity |
the resistance of a gas or liquid to flow |
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Temperature |
a measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically, a measure of the movement of particles |
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Pressure |
the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface |
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Boyle's Law |
the law that states that the volume of gas is inversely proportional to the pressure of gas when temperature is constant |
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Charle's Law |
the law that states the volume of a gas is directly proportional to the temperature of a gas when pressure is constant |
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Change of State |
the change of a substance from one physical state to another |
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Melting |
the change of state in which a solid becomes a liquid by adding energy |
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Evaporation |
the change of state in which a liquid becomes a gas |
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Boiling |
the conversion of a liquid to a vapor when the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the atmospheric pressure |
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Condensation |
the change of state in which a gas becomes a liquid |
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Sublimation |
the change of state in which a solid becomes a gas |
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