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Matter Vacabulary
Physical Science Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter | Anything that takes up space and has mass |
| Volume | Amount of space occupied by object |
| Mass | Amount of matter in an object |
| Density | Mass per unit volume of material |
| Physical Property | Any characteristic of a material, such as size, shape, that can be observed without changing the identity of the material |
| Physical Change | Any change in size, shape, or state of matter in which the identity of the substance remains the same |
| Chemical Property | Any characteristic of a substance, such as flammability, that can be observed that produces a new substance |
| States of matter | The forms that matter can take is solid, liquid, Gas, and plasma |
| Solid | Particles that are close together and vibrate-Ice |
| Liquid | Particles that past on another-Water |
| Gas | Particles that move freely |
| Viscosity | A fluids resistance to flowing |
| Changes of state | When the movement or particles in matter, increases or decrease and changes form |
| Boiling | The action of bring a liquid to the temperature at which it bubbles and turns to Vapor |
| Condensation | Water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact to vapor |
| Evaporation | The process of warming a liquid and turning it into a vapor |
| Melting | The process of warming a liquid and turning it into a vapor |
| Sublimation | The process of a solid changing directly to a vapor |
| Chemical change | Change of one substance into a new substance without forming a liquid. |