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matter vocab
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5th Grade
10/01/2013

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matter
Definition
anything that has mass and takes up space
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physical properties
Definition
the characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance into something else
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weight
Definition
the measure of the pull of gravity on an object to the density of another object
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volume
Definition
the amount of space an object takes up
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mass
Definition
the concentration of matter in an object
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density
Definition
the comparison of the density of one object
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relative density
Definition
the comparison of the density of one object to the density of another object
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magnetism
Definition
the force of repulsion or attraction between poles of magnets
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mixture
Definition
a combination of two or more different kinds of matter. Each substance keeps its own properites
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saturation point
Definition
the point at which no more of a substance (solute) can be dissolved into a liquid (solvent)
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solubility
Definition
the ability of a substance to be dissolved
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solute
Definition
a substance that dissolves another substance in a solution (in saltwater, water is the solvent)
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solvent
Definition
a substance that dissolves another substance in a solution
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solution
Definition
a special type of mixture in which particles of the two substances are evenly mixed and not easily separated.
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absorption
Definition
the ability of a substance to soak up a liquid
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dissolve
Definition
to mix evenly in a liquid. (when a substance dissolves it breaks into tiny pieces that seem to disappear.
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temperature
Definition
a measure of how fast molecules are moving in an object (the measure of the heat in an object)
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