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21 Cards in this Set
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matter |
anything that takes up space and has mass |
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mass |
a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
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property |
any characteristic of matter that you can observe |
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solid |
matter that has definite shape and volume |
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liquid |
matter that has definite volume but not a definite shape |
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gas |
matter that has no certain shape or volume |
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element |
a building block of matter |
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standard unit |
a unit of measurement that people agree to use |
feet and miles |
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metric system |
a common system of standard units of measurement |
meters and grams |
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volume |
a measure of how much space an object takes up |
liters |
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pan balance |
a tool used to measure mass |
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length |
a measure of how long an object is |
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temperature |
a measure of how hot or cold something is |
measured in celslus |
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thermometer |
a tool used to measure temperature |
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heat |
the flow of energy from a warmer object to a cooler object |
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melt |
to change from a solid to a liquid |
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boil |
the change from a liquid to a gas at a certain temperature |
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evaporate |
the process through which a liquid changes into a gas without boiling |
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water vapor |
water in its gas form |
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condense |
a change from a gas to a liquid |
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freeze |
to change from a liquid to a solid |
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