5.6A Physical Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is a physical property?

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Characteristics or features of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing its identity.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three physical states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What is conductivity?

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The ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object.

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What is gas?

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A phase of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume.

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What is solubility?

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The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

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What is mass?

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The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

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What is density?

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The mass of a substance divided by its volume, often expressed in grams per cubic centimeter.

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What is volume?

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The amount of space that a substance occupies, usually measured in liters or cubic centimeters.

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What is a solid?

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