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Intro to Matter Ch 1
Question | Answer |
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matter | anything that has mass and volume |
volume | amount of space an object takes up |
meniscus | curve seen in a liquid’s surface |
mass | amount of matter in an object |
gravity | force of attraction between objects due to their masses |
weight | amount of gravitational force on an object |
Newton | SI unit of force |
inertia | Tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion |
density | amount of matter in a given space or volume |
chemical property | Property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties |
thermal conductivity | ability to transfer thermal energy (heat) from one area to another and is a physical property of matter. |
ductility | ability to be drawn or pulled into a wire. |
physical property | a property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter |
malleability | ability of a substance to be pounded into thin sheets |
solubility | ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance |