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Phy. Sci. Part 1
5th TAKS Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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how much matter is packed into a given amount of space | density |
temperature when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid | melting point |
temperature when a substance changes from a liquid to a gas | boiling point |
how hot or cold an object is | temperature |
tool used to measure temperature | thermometer |
the distance between two points | length |
tool used to measure length | meterstick |
tool used to measure mass | balance |
tool used to measure the volume of a liquid | graduated cylinder |
observations made with your five senses | physical properties |
a combination or two or more substances that can be physically separated | mixture |
a special mixture when one substance is dissolved in another | solution |
amount of space an object takes up | volume |
state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume | solid |
state of matter that takes the shape and volume of its container | gas |
state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container | liquid |
the amount of matter in an object | mass |
anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
the force of gravity on an object | weight |
solids, liquids, and gases | states of matter |