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Chapter 3
Properties and Changes of Matter
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6th Grade
02/16/2012

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Physical Property
Definition
Characteristic that can be observed, using the five senses, without changing or trying to change the composition of a substance
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Chemical Property
Definition
Characteristic  that cannot be observed without altering the sample
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Physical Change
Definition
Change in which the form or appearance of matter changes, but not its composition
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Vaporization
Definition
The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
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Condensation
Definition
The process of changing from a gas to a liquid
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Sublimation
Definition
The process by which a solid changes directly into a gas
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Deposition
Definition
The process by which a gas changes into a solid
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Chemical change
Definition
Change in which the composition of a substance changes
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Law of Conservation of Mass
Definition
States that matter is neither created nor destroyed - and as a result the mass of the substances before a physical or chemical change is equal to the mass of the substances present after the change
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