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Properties Of Matter
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | the volume of an object is the space it takes up. |
| mass | is the amount of matter in an object |
| matter | is anything that has mass and volume |
| weight | is how strongly gravity pulls on it |
| state of matter | is one of the three forms that matter can take solid, liquid, or gas |
| melting point | is the temperature at which a solid changes to liquid |
| evaporation | the fastest particles on the surface of the liquid escape into the air and become gas |
| boiling point | is the temperature at which a liquid rapidly changes to gas |
| freezing point | of a substance is the same as the melting point |
| sublimation | during sublimation a solid changes to a gas |
| density | density is a measure of how tightly matter is packed in an object |