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unit 1 matter
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Term | Definition |
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Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
Mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
Weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on a object/ an objects weight can change depending on where it is in the universe |
Volume | the amount of space an object takes up or occupies |
Density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
Physical property | a characteristics of a substance that does not involve a chemical change |
Chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substances ability to participate in chemical reactions |
Physical change | a change of matter from one form to another without a change in a chemical reaction |
Chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances change into entirely new substances with different properties |