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L

law

statement that summarizes a vast number of experimental observations, and describes or predicts some aspect of the natural world

law of conservation of matter

when matter converts from one type to another or changes form, there is no detectable change in the total amount of matter present

length

measure of one dimension of an object

liquid

state of matter that has a definite volume but indefinite shape

liter

unit of volume equivalent to 1000 cm3