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Brittany Green Ch2
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8th Grade
10/05/2006

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Matter
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is anything that has volume and mass.
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volume
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the amount of space taken up, or occupied by and object.
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Menscus
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the curve that you see at the liquid's surface.
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L
Definition
liters
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ml
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mililiter
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cubic
Definition
having three demnsions
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m
Definition
meters
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cm
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centimeters
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mass
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is the amount of matter that something is made of
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gravity
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is a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses
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weight
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a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object
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newton
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the si unit of force; weight is expressed in newtons
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inertia
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is the tendency of all objects to resist and change in motion
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phisical property
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of matter can e observedor measured with out changing the identity of the matter
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state
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the physical form in which a substance exists, such as a solid, liquid, or gas
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malleability
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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
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the ability to dissolve in anothe substance
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density
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mass per unit volume
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chemical properties
Definition
describe a substance based on its avility to change into a substance with different properties
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reactivity
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means that when two substances get together, something can happen
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flammability
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the ability to burn
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physical change
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is a chang that affects one or more pht=ysical properties of a substance
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chemical change
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occurs when one or more substances are changes into entirely new substances with different properties
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thermal comductivity
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the ability to transfer thermal energy from one area to another
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