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Properties of Matter
Section 1
Question | Answer |
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anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space | volume |
the curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid | meniscus |
a measure of the amount of matter in an object | mass |
a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object | weight |
The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object | inertia |
a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change, such as density, color, or hardness | physical property |
the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance | density |
a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties | physical change |
a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical reactions | chemical property |
a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties | chemical change |
the physical form in which a substance exists | state |
the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance | solubility |
the ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire | ductility |
the ability of a substance to be rolled or pounded into thin sheets | malleability |