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Week 3 Vocabulary Physical Science
Week 3 Vocabulary Physical Science
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Science
8th Grade
08/21/2013

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matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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Law of conservation of matter
Definition
matter is not created or destroyed but only changes its form
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density
Definition
physical property of matter that can be found by dividing the matter's mass by its volume
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chemical property
Definition
characteristic of something that permits its change to something new
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physical property
Definition
any characteritic of matter - such as color, shape, and taste - that can be detected by the senses without changing the identity of the matter
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gas
Definition
matter that does not have a definite shape or volume; has particle that move at high speeds in all directions
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solid
Definition
a substance with a definite shape and volume
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liquid
Definition
a substance that has a definite volume but no definite shape
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chemical change
Definition
any change of a material into a new material with different properties
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physical change
Definition
any change in the size, shape, form or state of matter in which the matter's identity remains the same
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