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Properties of Matter
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Volume | How space something takes up |
| mass | The amount of matter in an object |
| matter | anything that has mass or volume |
| weight | How strong something is pulled on by gravity |
| state of matter | One of three forms matter can take solid, liquid or gas |
| melting point | when something like ice has reached a point of turning into a liquid |
| evaporation | When heat causes water to turn into gas and as the tempature increases the faster it evaporates |
| boiling point | The temperature rapidly turning liquid to gas |
| freezing point | when a liquid is cold to the point of getting frozen |
| sublimation | When a solid turns into gas |
| density | The measure of how tightly matter is packed in an object |