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17 Cards in this Set
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Matter
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anything that takes up space, has mass, and has properties that you can observe and describe
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Buoyancy
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the upward force of water or air in an object
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Mass
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the amount of matter making up an object
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Solid
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a form of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space
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Liquid
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a form of matter that takes up a definite amount of space and has NO definite shape
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gas
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a form of matter that DOES NOT take up a definite amount of space and has no definite shape
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metric system
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a system of measurement based on units of 10
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length
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the number of units that fit along one edge of something
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area
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the number of unit squares that fit inside a surface
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volume
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how much space an object takes up
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weight
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the measure of the pull of gravity between an object and Earth
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density
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the amount of matter in a given space
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element
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a substance made up of only one type of matter
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mixture
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two or more types of matter that are mixed together; each keeping its own chemical properties
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filter
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a tool used to separate things by size
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evaporation
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the change of a liquid to a gas
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compound
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a substance made when twoor more elements are joined; each losing its own properties.
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