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physical properties of matter
Term | Definition |
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measure | a unit used in measuring something or an amount or degree of something |
compare | to say that (something) is similar to something else |
contrast | to be different especially in a way that is very obvious |
property | what a material or substance is like and how it behaves. Describes how a substance behaves. It can describe any piece of the material (for example if a material is strong or soft). |
physical property | a characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure directly. |
matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
size | how large or small someone or something is |
mass | the amount of matter in an object |
gram | a unit of weight in the metric system that is equal to 1/1000 kilogram |
kilogram | a unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams — abbreviation kg |
meter | the basic metric unit of length equal to about 39.37 inches |
centimeter | a length equal to ¹/₁₀₀ meter |
volume | the amount of space an object takes up. |
liter | a metric unit for measuring the volume of a liquid or gas that is equal to 1.057 quarts |
milliliter | a measure of capacity equal to 1/1000 liter |
particles | are the extremely tiny parts (substances) that scientists believe everything is made up of. |
states of matter | the physical forms (such as solid, liquid & gas) that matter can exist in. |
temperature | the measure of the energy of motion in the particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is. |
magnetism | the physical property of being magnetic. |
density | the amount of matter present in a certain volume of a substance. |
buoyance | the ability of an object to float in water or air |
solid | the state of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape |
liquid | the state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape |
gas | the state of matter that does not have a definite volume or a definite shape |