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Science-Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| volume | a measure of how much space an object takes up |
| property | any characteristic of matter that you can observe |
| element | a building block of matter |
| metric system | a common system of standard units of measurement |
| pan balance | a tool used to measure mass |
| temperature | a measure of how hot or cold something is |
| thermometer | a tool that is used to measure temperature |
| melt | to change from a solid to a liquid |
| boil | the change from a liquid to a gas at a certain temperature |
| evaporate | a change from a liquid to a gas WITHOUT boiling |
| condense | to change from a gas to a liquid |
| freeze | to change from a liquid to a solid |