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Matter can be described by its properties

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Volume
Mass
Weight

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Matter

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Matter is anythings has mass and takes up space

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Volume

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Volume is the amount of space that an object takes up

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The SI unit for mass

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Kg

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The SI unit for weight

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Newtons

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The SI unit for volume

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Meters cubed

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Volume =

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L•W•H

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Use water to find the _______of an object

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Volume

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Beaker

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It’s only for approximations

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Graduated cylinder

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Used in lab most often

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The curved surface is called

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Meniscus

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What is mass

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Mass is a measure of the amount of matter that makes up an object.

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More mass will have more –

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Matter

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Weight

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Weight is a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object

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We use ____ to measure mass

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Balance

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We use _____ to measure weight

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Spring scale

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Inertia

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Inertia is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

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Physical property

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A physical property of matter can be observed or measured without changing the matter’s identity

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Physical properties- a partial list

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Color 
Volume 
Mass
Shape
Hardness
Texture
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Chemical properties

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Chemical properties describe matter based on its ability to change into new matter that has different properties

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Physical change

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When a physical change happens, it affects one or more of the physical properties of a substance, but it doesn’t change the identity of the substance

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Ability to born

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Flammability and combust ability

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Characteristic properties

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Are useful in identifying a substance are called characteristic properties

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Chemical changes

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When matter undergoes a chemical change, a new substance is formed