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Matter 1
Big 20 definitions
Term | Definition |
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Matter | anything that has volume and mass |
Newton | the SI unit of force. |
physical change | a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance; most physical changes are easy to undo. |
gas | the state in which matter changes in both shape and volume. |
volume | the amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space that something contains |
inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion. |
chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances are changed into entirely new substances with different properties; cannot be reversed using physical means |
pressure | the amount of force exerted on a given area. |
mass | the amount of matter that something is made of; its value does not change with the object’s location in the universe. |
physical property | a property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter. |
state of matter | the physical forms in which a substance can exist; states include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. |
plasma | the state of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume and whose particles have broken apart |
gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. |
density | the amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume. |
solid | the state in which matter has a definite shape and volume. |
change of state | the conversion of a substance from one physical form to another. |
weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object, usually by Earth. |
chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties. |
liquid | the state in which matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume. |
Melting | the change of state from a solid to a liquid |