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Properties of Matter

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matter   any object or substance that has mass and volume  
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mass   the amount of matter in something  
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balance   a tool used to measure mass  
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states of matter   forms that matter can take  
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solid   the state of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space  
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liquid   the state of matter that takes the shape of its container and takes up a definite amount of space  
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gas   the state of matter that has no definite shape and takes up no definite amount of space  
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volume   how much space something takes up  
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graduated cylinder   a tool used to measure the volume of liquids and small solid objects  
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property   things you can measure or describe (mass, volume, size, shape, texture, color, conductivity, magnetism, and state)  
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texture   how something feels when you touch it  
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conductor   a substance that carries heat or electricity  
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insulator   a material that heat or electricity cannot pass through easily  
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evaporation   the process in which a liquid becomes a gas  
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condensation   the process in which a gas becomes a liquid  
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