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Properties of Matter
Chapter 4 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Atom | The smallest particle of matter that has the properties of that matter |
Chemical Property | A characteristic of matter that can be observed only when that matter is changed into a new kind of matter |
Density | The amount of matter in a given space or a given volume |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
Metric System | A system of measurements based on multiples of 10 |
Molecule | A single particle of matter made up of two or more atoms joined together |
Physical Property | A characteristic of matter that can be measured or observed without changing the matter into something new |
States of Matter | The three typical forms of matter: solid, liquid, and gas |
Volume | The amount of space that matter takes up |
Weight | The measure of the pull of gravity on an object |