Inspire Science Unit 1 Vocabulary

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What is mass?

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The amount of material in an object.

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What is conductivity?

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The ability for energy, such as electricity or heat, to flow through a material.

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What is a physical change?

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A change of matter in size, shape, or state that does not change the type of matter.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is volume?

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The amount of space an object takes up.

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What is a solid?

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A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape.

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What is a gas?

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A state of matter that does not have its own shape or definite volume.

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What is a mixture?

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