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Chapter 1 part 1
Matter and Measurements
definition | term |
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the study of nature, properties and transformations of the nature | chemistry |
anything that has mass and occupies space | matter |
the systematic process of observation, hypothesis, and experimentation used to expand and refine a body of knowledge | scientific method |
a characteristic useful for identifying a substance or object | property |
a change that does not affect the chemical makeup of a substance | physical change |
a change in the chemical makeup of a substance | chemical change |
a substance that has a definite shape and volume | solid |
a substance that has a definite volume but assumes the shape of its container | liquid |
a substance that has neither a definite volume nor a definite shape. | gas |
a substance that can exist in all three phases including solid, liquid, and gas | state of matter |
the conversion of a substance from one state to another. | change of state |