Properties and States of Matter

Vocabulary flashcards covering the basic definitions of matter, its properties, and physical state changes as presented in the lecture.

matter

anything that takes up space

classify

group objects based on shared properties

physical property

a characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured

weight

how heavy something is

volume

the amount of space something occupies

temperature

how warm or cold something is

solid

matter that keeps its shape

liquid

matter that does not have its own shape and takes the shape of its container

gas

matter that does not have its own shape that takes the shape of its container by spreading out

expand

become larger or spread out

evaporation

a slow change from liquid to gas

condensation

the change from a gas to a liquid

dissolve

break down into small, spread-out particles in a solution