Properties of Matter Vocab

anything that has mass and takes up space

• mass

• matter

• volume

• physical property

the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• solubility

• matter

• evaporation

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how much one substance can dissolve into another substance

• evaporation

• volume

• solubility

• conductivity

these can be observed with our 5 senses or measured

• physical properties

• condensation

• conductivity

• boiling point

One particle of table salt (NaCl) is best described as a (a)   .

• atom

• compound

• element

• mixture

Answer explanation

Table salt (NaCl) is a compound because it is made up of two different elements, sodium (Na) and chlorine (Cl), chemically bonded together.

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Match the following

• compound

• a combination of two or more substances physically blended together

• mixture

• a substance that consists of just one type of atom

• matter

• a substance that consists of two or more different atoms

• element

• anything that has mass and takes up space

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when a gas cools and changes into a liquid

• conductivity

• evaporation

• volume

• condensation

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the amount of matter in a certain amount of space

• density

• mass

• matter

• volume

What is the definition of matter?

• anything with weight

• liquids

• anything that has mass and takes up space

what are physical properties?

• measurable characteristics that describe the physical state of something

• inferences-educated guess

• observations of matter

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