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physical science
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8th Grade
10/04/2006

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matter
Definition
anything that has volume and mass
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volume
Definition
amount of space taken up
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meniscus
Definition
curve at the liqids surface
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L
Definition
liter
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mL
Definition
milliliter
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cubic
Definition
having 3 dementions
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m
Definition
meter
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cm
Definition
centimeter
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mass
Definition
amount of matter something is made up of
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gravity
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force of attraction between objectsthat is due to their mass
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wieght
Definition
gravitational force exertedon an object
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newton
Definition
si unit of force
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inertia
Definition
the tendancyof all objects to resist a change in motion
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physical property
Definition
can be observed or measered without changing the identity of the matter
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thermal conductivity
Definition
ability to transfer thermal energy from one area to another
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state
Definition
the physical form in which a substance exists,solid ,liqid ,gas
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malleability
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the ability to be pounded to 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 into another substance
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density
Definition
mass per unit volume
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chemical properties
Definition
describe a substance based on its ability to change into a substance with different properties
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flammability
Definition
ability to burn
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reactivity
Definition
when two substances get together or more phisical properties in a substance
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phisical change
Definition
change that effects 1 or more phsical properties in a substance
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