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Properties of Matter
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 | how much matter is in an object |
Volume | a measure of the amount of space an object takes up |
Displacement | when an object enters water, it pushes out water to make room for itself. The object pushes out a volume of water that is equal to its own volume |
Density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume |
Physical Property | a property that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance Examples: shape, color, size |
Chemical Property | describes a substance's ability to change into a new substance with different properties, can be observed by trying to change the identity of substance in a chemical reaction |
Thermal Conductivity | physical property that describes how quickly a substance warms or cools |