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Matter (#2)
Science Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| atom | the smallest building blocks of matter |
| boiling point | the temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid phase to the gas phase |
| change of state | the physical change from one state of matter to another |
| density | the amount of mass an object or substance has based on a unit of volume |
| element | a pure substance made of only one kind of atom |
| freezing point | the temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid to the solid phase |
| heat energy | energy that is transferred from hot to cold objects |
| liquid | matter with no definite shape, but with a definite volume |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| matter | anything that has weight and takes up space |
| melting point | the temperature at which a substance changes from the solid phase to the liquid phase |
| periodic table | table of all known chemical elements organized according to their properties |
| phase | a state in which matter can exist (solid, liquid, gas, plasma) |
| plasma | phase in which matter is extremely high in energy, and cannot be contained by ordinary matter, very rare on Earth |
| solid | phase in which matter has a definite shape and volume |
| solvent | a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances |
| solubility | the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance |
| volume | the amount of space taken up by an object or substance |