Science STAAR Vocabulary Review Category 1

Front

What is a material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily?

Back

A conductor is a material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily.

Front

What is a type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another and cannot be separated easily?

Back

A solution is a type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another and cannot be separated easily.

Front

What is the amount of matter in an object called?

Back

Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

Front

What is the measure of how much of a certain substance will dissolve in another substance?

Back

Solubility is the measure of how much of a certain substance will dissolve in another substance.

Front

What is the process of a liquid turning into a solid?

Back

Freezing is the process of a liquid turning into a solid.

Front

What is the term for a substance that does not conduct electricity?

Back

An insulator is a substance that does not conduct electricity.

Front

What is the term for the change of state from solid to liquid?

Back

Melting is the change of state from solid to liquid.

Front

What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

Back

Volume is the amount of space an object occupies.

Front

What is the term for the force of gravity acting on an object?

Back

Weight is the force of gravity acting on an object.

Front

What is the term for a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances?

Back

A solution is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances.