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Chapter 3: Matter and Its Changes
vocabulary for chapter 3
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Science
7th Grade
09/18/2012

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Term
physical property
Definition
Any characteristic of a material that can be observed or measured without changing the identiy of the material.
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Matter
Definition
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Term
physical change
Definition
The physical properties of a substance change, but the identity does not change.
Term
density
Definition

amount of mass a material has in a given volume

 

D=m/V

Term
states of matter
Definition

solid, liquid, gas, plasma

 

Depends on temperature and pressure.

Term
melting point
Definition
The temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid.
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boiling point
Definition
The temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.
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chemical property
Definition
any characteristic that gives a substance the ability to undergo a change that results in a new substance
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chemical change
Definition
a change in the identity of a substance due to the chemical properties of it
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law of conservation of mass
Definition
the mass of what you end with is always the same as the mass of what you start with
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