click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Properties Of Matter
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
---|---|
Volume | The am out of space an object takes up |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
Matter | Anything that has mass and volume. |
Weight | How strongly gravity pulls on an object. |
State Of Matter | One of three forms that matter can take. |
Melting Point | The temperature at which a solid changes to liquid |
Evaporation | The slow changing of liquid to gas |
Boiling Point | The particular temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to gas. |
Freezing Point | The particular temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to solid. |
Sublimation | The process in which matter changes from a solid directly into gas. |
Density | A measure of how tightly matter is packed in a given amount of space. |