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Properties of Matter
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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VOLUME | The amount of space that an object takes up. |
MASS | The amount of matter in a object |
MATTER | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
WEIGHT | A measure of how strongly gravity pulls on a object |
STATE OF MATTER | One of three forms matter can take |
MELTING POINT | The particular temperature at which substance changes state from solid 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 state from a solid directly into a gas |
DENSITY | A measure of how tightly matter is packed in given amount of space |