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Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Mass | the measure of the amount of matter something has |
| Volume | the amount of space that matter takes up |
| Density | the amount of matter in a given space; how heavy or light something is for its size |
| Property | something that describes matter |
| Physical Properties | characteristics that can only be seen or measured without changing the material |
| Chemical Properties | characteristics that can only be seen when the material changes and new materials are formed |
| States of Matter | three forms: solid, liquid, gas |
| Evaporation | the change of state from a liquid to a gas |
| Melting | the change of state from solid to a liquid |
| Condensation | the change of state from gas to a liquid |
| Freezing | the change of state from liquid to a solid |
| Physical Change | the change in the size, shape, or state of matter with no new matter being formed |
| Mixture | matter made up of two or more different substances |
| Solution | a mixture in which properties of different substances are mixed evenly throughout |
| Chemical Change | the change in matter that results in one or more different kinds of matter forming |
| Solubility | the amount of substance that can be dissolved in another substance |
| Balance Scale | a tool used to measure mass |
| Graduated Cylinder | a tool used to measure the volume of liquids |