Unit 7 - Science Flashcards
anything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
The amount of matter in an object
mass
a characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure directly
physical properties
the amount of space an object takes up
volume
the amount of matter present in a certain volume of a substence
density
you can change matter into a new form
law of conservation
the physical forms such as solid liquid and gas that matter can exist in
states of matter
the state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
solid
the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape
liquid
the state of matter that does not have a definite shape of volume
gas
a physical change that occurs when matter changes from one state to another such a liquid to gas
change of state
the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
evaporation
condensation
