Matter 5th Grade

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Decaying is an example of a _______ change?

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Chemical change: A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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What affects how fast a substance changes from one state to another?

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Temperature: The measure of how hot or cold something is, which affects the state of matter.

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If something has more ______, it would probably be more likely to sink instead of float.

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Density: The mass of a substance divided by its volume; higher density means it is more likely to sink.

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What type of property is flammability?

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Chemical property: A characteristic of a substance that describes its ability to change into different substances.

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What type of matter has a definite shape and volume and the molecules are very close together?

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Solid: A state of matter with a fixed shape and volume.

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What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape?

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Liquid: A state of matter that takes the shape of its container but has a fixed volume.

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What is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume?

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Gas: A state of matter that fills the entire volume of its container and takes its shape.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting ice: A change that affects one or more physical properties but does not change the substance itself.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Rusting iron: A process that results in the formation of a new substance.

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What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

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Volume: The measure of the space that a substance or object occupies.