Glossary- gravity
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the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
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- Mass
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How much matter is in an object, the number of particles.
- Matter
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Anything that has mass and takes up space.
- Mixture
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Two or more substances that are mixed together, but not chemically combined.
- Properties
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The characteristics of matter: soft, hard, large, small. Characteristic properties for a substance never change and help identify the matter.
- Pure Substances
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Is made up of one kind of matter.
- Solutions
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A very well-mixed mixture
- Volume
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the amount of space that an object of matter takes up.