Properties of Matter and Mixtures NCCI Review

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What are physical properties?

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Characteristics that can be observed or measured, such as color, melting point, and conductivity.

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What happens to liquid water when it is placed in the freezer?

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The liquid water loses heat and becomes solid.

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Why do ice cream makers use a metal canister?

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Metal is a good conductor and allows the ice cream mixture to lose heat energy quickly.

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What is mass?

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The amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas.

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What is density?

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The mass of a substance divided by its volume.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances that are not chemically bonded.

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What is solubility?

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in a solvent.

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What is thermal energy?

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The total energy of all the particles in a substance, related to temperature.

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What is the difference between a solid, liquid, and gas?

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Solids have a definite shape and volume, liquids have a definite volume but take the shape of their container, and gases have neither a definite shape nor volume.

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What is evaporation?

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The process by which liquid turns into vapor.