Conservation of Matter and Properties of Matter Study Guide

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What is a property of matter that describes how much space an object occupies?

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Volume

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What is the property of matter that describes how an object is affected when scratched or dented?

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Hardness

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas

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What does the Law of Conservation of Matter state?

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Matter cannot be created or destroyed but is conserved.

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What is a physical change?

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A change that does not create a new substance, such as melting ice.

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What is the term for the amount of matter in an object?

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Mass

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What is the property of matter that describes how well a substance can flow?

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Viscosity

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What is the term for the ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or compressed?

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Elasticity

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What is density?

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The mass of an object divided by its volume.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Rust forming on iron.