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inertia
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The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until affected by an outside force.
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chemical property
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a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical reactions. (not easily observed and can only be observed when a substance is affected by another substance.)
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mass
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a measure of the amount of matter in an object. (measured in kilograms)
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density
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the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of a substance. (density= mass/volume) {measured in grams per milliliter)
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volume
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a measure of the size of a body or region in 3 dimensional space. (measured in cubic centimeters)
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matter
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anything that has mass and takes up space.
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weight
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a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe. (measured in newtons)
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physical change
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a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties i.e. flammability and reactivity.
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physical property
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a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change, such as density, color, or hardness.
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chemical change
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a change that occurs when one or more substance(s) change into entirely new substances with different properties.
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meniscus
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the curve at a liquid's surface.
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