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Matter Vocabulary
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The force that pulls objects toward each other | gravity |
| Anything that takes up space and has mass | matter |
| small bits that make up matter | particles of matter |
| A measure of the pull of gravity | weight |
| The measure of the amount of matter in something | mass |
| A property of matter that can be observed or measured | physical property |
| The amount of space that anything (matter) takes up | volume |
| The property of matter that describes the amont of matter packed into a given space | density |
| The state of matter that has NO definite volume or shape | gas |
| The state of matter that has a definite volume and shape | solid |
| The degree of heat or coldness | temperature |
| The three forms of matter: solids, liquids, and gas | states of matter |
| The state of matter that has a definite volume, but no definite shape | liquid |
| A change that does not form new kinds of matter | physical change |
| The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid | melting point |
| The change in state from a liquid to a gas | evaporation |
| The temperature at which a liquid boils, or changes from a liquid to a gas | boiling point |
| The temperature at which a liquid freezes, or changes from a liquid to a solid | freezing point |
| The change of state from a gas to a liquid | condensation |
| A change that forms different kinds of matter | chemical change |
| A tool used to measure temperature | thermometer |