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Unit 3
Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| volume | the amount of space something takes up |
| temperature | the measure of the average energy of motion of particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is |
| solid | the state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume and a definite shape |
| liquid | the state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but no definite shape |
| gas | the state of matter in which a substance does not have a definite shape or definite volume |
| relative density | it determines whether one substance will sink or float in another substance |
| solubility | the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance |
| mixture | a combination of two or more different substances in which the substances keep their identities |
| solution | a mixture that has the same combination throughout because all its parts are mixed evenly |