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| the ability to bend without breaking. |
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| the ability of a solid to be pounded into thin sheets |
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| Measure of how much stress from pulling, or tension, a material can withstand before breaking. |
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| the ability to be stretched or compressed and then return to original size. |
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| the tendency to crack or break; the opposite of elasticity. |
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| Characteristics that can be observed directly. |
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| Characteristics that can only be observed when a substance changes into a different substance. |
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| phase of matter that holds its shape and does not flow. |
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| phase of matter that holds its volume, does not hold its shape, and flows. |
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| phase of matter that flows, does not hold its volume, and can expand or contract to fill a container. |
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| Temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. |
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| Temperature scale in which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. |
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