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Quinn science K1
The Properties of Matter
Term | Definition |
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matter | anything that has mass and volume |
volume | the amount of space that something occupies or the amount of space that something contains |
meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface by which you measure the volume of a liquid |
mass | the amount of matter that something is made of |
gravity | a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and distance between them |
weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object, usually by the Earth |
newton | the SI unit of force |
inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion |
physical property | a property of matter that can be observed observed or measured without changing he identity of the matter |
density | the amount of matter in a given space;mass per unit volume |
chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties |
physical change | a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance; many physical changes are easy to undo |
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 |
cubic | having three dimensions |
thermal conductivity | ability to transfer heat energy from one area to another |
state | physical form in which a substance exists at room temperature; solid, liquid, or gas |
malleability | ability to be pounded into thin sheets |
ductility | ability to be drawn into a wire |
solubility | the ability to dissolve in another substance |
flammability | ability to burn, chemical property |
characteristic property | both physical and chemical properties that describe a substance |
change | process |
property | ability |