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Mrs. Shafter's Properties of Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance. | Physical Properties |
| A measure of the amount of matter present in a given volume of a substance. | Density |
| A change in any physical property of a substance not in the substance itself. | Physical Change |
| Substances can form new substances. | Chemical Properties |
| The change of one substance into another substance. | Chemical Change |
| The process by which a solid becomes a liquid. | Melting |
| The lowest temperature at which a substance begins to melt. | Melting point |
| The process by which a liquid becomes a solid. | Freezing |
| The temperature at which a specific liquid becomes a solid. | Freezing Point |
| The process by which a liquid becomes a gas. | Evaporation |
| When a solid changes directly to a gas. | Sublimation |
| A process by which a substance changes from its liquid state to its gas state. | Boiling |
| The temperature at which a substance changes from its liquid state to its gas state through boiling. | Boiling Point |
| The process by which a gas becomes a liqid. | Condensation |