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Phys Prop of Matter
"Ann Whitney Elementary" - 5th Physical Properties of Matter
Question | Answer |
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a characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured and can be changed without changing the matter itself | physical property |
anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
the amount of matter an object has | mass |
the measure of the amount of gravity acting on an object's mass | weight |
the amount of space taken up by matter | volume |
the amount of mass an object has in a certain volume | density |
solubility | the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance |
a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume | solid |
a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its container | liquid |
a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume | gas |