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Properties of Matter
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Volume | How space something takes up |
mass | The amount of matter in an object |
matter | anything that has mass or volume |
weight | How strong something is pulled on by gravity |
state of matter | One of three forms matter can take solid, liquid or gas |
melting point | when something like ice has reached a point of turning into a liquid |
evaporation | When heat causes water to turn into gas and as the tempature increases the faster it evaporates |
boiling point | The temperature rapidly turning liquid to gas |
freezing point | when a liquid is cold to the point of getting frozen |
sublimation | When a solid turns into gas |
density | The measure of how tightly matter is packed in an object |