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Unit 3 Vocabulary
Properties of Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | measure of the amount of matter in a substance |
| volume | measure of the amount of space matter occupies or takes up |
| density | physical property of matter that is related to the amount of mass in a given volume of the substance |
| properties | characteristics |
| texture | physical property of matter that describes how something feels |
| physical properties | properties that describe how something looks, smells, taste, sounds, or feels |
| chemical properties | properties that describe how a substance reacts with other substances |
| flammable | chemical property that describes a substances ability to catch fire |
| weight | force of gravity pulling on an object |