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Unit 1 Matter
Science
Term | Definition |
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matter | anything that has mass takes up space |
mass | a measure of matter in an object |
weight | a measure of the gravitational force on an object |
volume | the amount of space that an object takes up |
density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
physical property | a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change, such as density, color, or hardness |
chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical properties |
physical change | a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties |
chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties |
law of conservation of mass | the law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical or physical changes |