GEOG 2050 Chapter : Chapter 3 Notes
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Key terms: matter (not in textbook, solid (not in textbook) Matter: what is matter, anything that occupies a space has mass and volume, different forms or phases of matter, solids. Liquids: gases, and more but we won"t be concerned with those at this time, atom basic unit of matter, protons, neutrons, and electrons, element, atoms having the same chemical properties, same number of protons, ex. ) H2o (water: molecules combine to form matter. 2h+o= h2o water: a substance that resists changes of shape and volume, characterized by order or bonding to. Matter solids form a structure: ex. ) Matter liquids: substances that flow freely in response to unbalanced forces, molecules move freely past one another as individuals or small groups. Density: density = mass/volume, mass = amount of matter in an object (kg, weight = force of gravity on an object (lb, mass does not = weight, ex. )
