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Physical Properties
Week 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Physical Properties | characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the substance. |
| Solid | definite volume and shape |
| Liquid | definite volume but not a definite shape |
| Gas | does not have a definite volume or shape |
| Matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| Physical State | the state of matter: solid, liquid, or gas. |
| Mass | the amount of matter in an object. |
| Volume | the amount of space that matter takes up. |
| Freezing | process of matter moving from liquid to solid |
| Melting | process of matter moving from a solid to liquid |