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