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Kohri Fischer Chapter 2
Physical Science Chapter 2
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8th Grade
10/05/2006

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Matter
Definition
anything that has volume and mass
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Volume
Definition
amount of space taken up or occupied by an object
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Meniscus
Definition
the curve you see at the liquid's surface
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L
Definition
liters
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mL
Definition
milliliters
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Cubic
Definition
having three dimensions
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m
Definition
meter
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cm
Definition
centimeters
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mass
Definition
amounnt of matter that something is made of
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Gravity
Definition
force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses
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Weight
Definition
measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object
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Newton
Definition
SI unit of force
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Inertia
Definition
tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion
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Physical Property
Definition
of matter can be observed or measured without cahnging the identity of the matter
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Thermal conductivity
Definition
the ability to transfer thermal energy from one area to another
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State
Definition
physical form in which an another substance exists, such as a solid liquid or gas
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Malleability
Definition
the ability to be pounded into thin sheets
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Ductility
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the ability to be drawn or pulled into a wire
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Solubility
Definition
the ability to dissolve in another substance
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Density
Definition
mass per unit volume
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Chemical properties
Definition
describe a substance based on its ability to change into a new substane with different properties
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Flammability
Definition
the ability to burn
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Reactivity
Definition
when two sunstances get together, something can happen
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Physical change
Definition
a change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance
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Chemical change
Definition
when one or more substance are changed into entirely new substances with different properties
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