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properties of Matter
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | the amount of space it takes up. |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object. |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space. |
| weight | a measure of how strongly gravity pulls on an object. |
| state of matter | one of three forms that matter can take. |
| melting point | the particular temperature at which a substance changes state from solid to liquid. |
| evaporation | the slow changing of a liquid into a gas. |
| boiling point | the particular temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to gas |
| freezing point | the particular temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to solid. |
| sublimation | the process in which matter changes state from a solid directly into gas. |
| density | a measure of how tightly matter is packed in a given amount of space. |