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29 Cards in this Set
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Matter
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anything that has mass and volume
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Property
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Characteristics of matter
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Mass
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The amount of matter in an object
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Inertia
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The resistance of an object to changes in its motion
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Weight
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How much mass an object has
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Gravity
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The force between objects
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Volume
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The amount of space an object takes
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Density
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The mass per unit volume of an object
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physical property
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characteristic that distinguishes one type of matter from another
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phase
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state in which matter can exist: solid, liquid, gas, or plasma
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solid
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phase in which matter has a definite shape and volume
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crystal
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solid in which the particles are arranged in a regular, repeating pattern
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liquid
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matter with no definite shape but with a definite volume
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gas
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phase in which matter has no definite shape or volume
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plasma
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phase in which matter is extremely high in energy and cannot be contained by ordinary matter; very rare on earth
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melting
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change of a solid to a liquid
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melting point
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temperature at which a substance change from a solid phase to a liquid phase
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freezing
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change of a liquid to a solid
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freezing point
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temperature at which a substance changes from the liquid phase to th solid phase
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vaporization
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change of a liquid to a gas
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evaporation
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vaporization that takes place a the surface of a liquid
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boiling
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process in which particles inside a liquid as well as those on the surface of a liquid change to gas
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boiling point
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temperature at which a substance changes from liquid phase to gas phase
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condensation
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change of a gas to a liquid
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sublimation
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change of a solid phase directly to the gas phase
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chemical property
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property that describes how a substance changes into a new substance
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flammability
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ability to burn
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chemical change
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process by which a substance becomes a new and different substance
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chemical reaction
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process in which the physical and chemical properties of the orginal substance change
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