5.6.A Vocab

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Electrical Energy

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Energy caused by the movement of electric charges

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Conductor

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A material that transfers energy easily.

Most metals make great conductors.

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Insulator

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A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of energy.

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Density

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The amount of matter in an object compared to the space it takes up.

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Solubility

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How much of a substance will dissolve in a given amount of a different substance.

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Volume

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The amount of space an object takes up.

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Temperature

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How hot or cold something is. A thermometer is use to measure temperature and it tells you how much heat energy something has.

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Mass

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The amount of matter in an object. Can be measured using a scale or triple beam balance.

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Magnetism

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a force that allows magnets to pull on certain metals, like iron.

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Relative Density

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Whether an object sinks or float.

More dense=sink

Less dense=float