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Matter Vocabulary
Matter Vocabulary Review
Term | Definition |
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volume | The amount of space takes up |
evaporation | the process of a liquid turning to a gas |
solid | it takes up a specific amount of space, had a definite shape, and molecules are close together |
matter | anything that takes up space and has weight(mass) |
atoms | the basic building blocks of matter |
physical property | anything that you can observe about an object by using your senses |
liquid | it takes the shape of its container, the volume stays the same, but it can change shape. The molecules are loosely packed and can slide past each other |
gas | it does not have a definite shape or a definite volume. The molecules are very far apart |
melting | the process by which a solid becomes a liquid- add heat |
freezing | the process by which a liquid becomes a solid-take away heat |
physical changes | changes to matter in which no new kinds of matter are formed |