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Matter 1

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Matter anything that has volume and mass
Newton the SI unit of force.
physical change a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance; most physical changes are easy to undo.
gas the state in which matter changes in both shape and volume.
volume the amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space that something contains
inertia the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion.
chemical change a change that occurs when one or more substances are changed into entirely new substances with different properties; cannot be reversed using physical means
pressure the amount of force exerted on a given area.
mass the amount of matter that something is made of; its value does not change with the object’s location in the universe.
physical property a property of matter that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter.
state of matter the physical forms in which a substance can exist; states include solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.
plasma the state of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume and whose particles have broken apart
gravity a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.
density the amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume.
solid the state in which matter has a definite shape and volume.
change of state the conversion of a substance from one physical form to another.
weight a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object, usually by Earth.
chemical property a property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties.
liquid the state in which matter takes the shape of its container and has a definite volume.
Melting the change of state from a solid to a liquid
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