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Properties of Matter
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | the space an object takes |
| mass | the amount of matter in a object |
| matter | anything that has mass or volume |
| weight | how strongly gravity pulls on an object |
| state of matter | one of the three forms of solid, liquid and gas |
| melting point | when a solid changes to a liquid |
| evaporation | when a liquid escapes into the air and transforms into a gas |
| boiling point | the temperature that makes a liquid vapor |
| freezing point | when a liquid freezes |
| sublimation | a solid changes into gas |
| density | how tightly a matter is packed |