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Properties of Matter
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | the amount of space that an object 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 up |
| melting point | the particular temperature at which a substance changes state from solid to liquid |
| evaporation | the slow changing of a liquid into gas |
| boiling point | the particular temperature at which a substance changes state from liquid to gas |
| freezing point | |
| sublimation | |
| density |