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Matter Week 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| classify | sort into groups |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| property | a characteristic that can be observed or measured |
| volume | the amount of space something takes up |
| mass | the amount of matter in a substance |
| weight | measurement of how gravity affects an object's mass |
| state of matter | a physical property that describes matter as a solid, liquid, or gas |
| solid | a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume |
| liquid | a state of matter that can change shape, but has a fixed volume |
| gas | a state of matter that changes volume and shape |
| solubility | the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance |
| dissolve | to spread out equally in a liquid and form a solution |
| conductor | something that allows energy to flow through it easily |
| insulator | something that does not allow energy to flow through it easily |
| relative density | whether something sinks or floats in water |
| less dense | float |
| more dense | sink |
| melting | when a solid becomes a liquid |
| evaporation | when a liquid becomes a gas |
| condensation | when a gas becomes a liquid |
| freezing | when a liquid becomes a solid |