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Matter Vocabulary
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Question | Answer |
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The force that pulls objects toward each other | gravity |
Anything that takes up space and has mass | matter |
small bits that make up matter | particles of matter |
A measure of the pull of gravity | weight |
The measure of the amount of matter in something | mass |
A property of matter that can be observed or measured | physical property |
The amount of space that anything (matter) takes up | volume |
The property of matter that describes the amont of matter packed into a given space | density |
The state of matter that has NO definite volume or shape | gas |
The state of matter that has a definite volume and shape | solid |
The degree of heat or coldness | temperature |
The three forms of matter: solids, liquids, and gas | states of matter |
The state of matter that has a definite volume, but no definite shape | liquid |
A change that does not form new kinds of matter | physical change |
The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid | melting point |
The change in state from a liquid to a gas | evaporation |
The temperature at which a liquid boils, or changes from a liquid to a gas | boiling point |
The temperature at which a liquid freezes, or changes from a liquid to a solid | freezing point |
The change of state from a gas to a liquid | condensation |
A change that forms different kinds of matter | chemical change |
A tool used to measure temperature | thermometer |