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Ch 3
Glencoe Level Red Science
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Science
6th Grade
10/19/2009

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physical property

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any characteristic that can be observed or measure without changin the identity of the material

Term
matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
Term
physical change
Definition
the physical properties of a substance change, but the identity of the substance does not change.
Term
mass
Definition
a physical property that describes the amount of material in an object.
Term
density
Definition
the amount of mass a material has in a given volume
Term

density = __________ / ___________


or __________  divided by _________

Definition
mass divided by volume
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Name the 4 states of matter
Definition
solid, liquid, gas, and plasma
Term
melting point
Definition
 the temperature when a solid becomes a liquid.
Term
boiling point
Definition
the temperature when a liquid changes into a gas
Term
chemical property
Definition
any characteristic that gives a substance the ability to undergo a change that results in a new substance
Term
chemical change
Definition
a change in the identity of a substance due to the chemical properties of that substance
Term
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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