Matter Vocabulary

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What is the definition of Matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What does Mass mean?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

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What is Volume?

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Volume is the amount of space that a substance or object occupies, measured in liters or cubic centimeters.

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What is Temperature?

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Temperature is how hot or cold something is, measured using a thermometer.

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What is Density?

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Density is the measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume, calculated as mass divided by volume.

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What is a Solid?

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

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What is a Liquid?

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A liquid is a state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.

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What is a Gas?

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A gas is a state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume.

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What is a Chemical Change?

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A chemical change is a change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form a new, different substance.

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What is a Physical Change?

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A physical change is a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance without altering its chemical composition.