Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is the physical property that describes the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, usually water?

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Solubility

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What type of reaction takes in energy?

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Endothermic Reaction

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NGSS.HS-PS1-4

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What is the physical property that describes how tightly packed molecules are in a substance, calculated using the formula Mass/Volume?

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Density

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What term describes the way an object reflects light, often represented by the acronym ROY G BIV?

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Color

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

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What is the term for a change that transforms a substance into something new with new properties?

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Chemical Change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

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What is a physical property that describes the ability of a substance to conduct electricity?

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Conductivity

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

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Volume

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What is the term for the mass of a substance per unit volume?

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Density

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What is the physical property that describes the temperature at which a substance changes from solid to liquid?

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Melting Point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is the term for a change that does not alter the chemical composition of a substance?

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Physical Change