Matter and energy vocab flashcard

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What is a substance that cannot be separated or broken down into simpler substances by chemical means?

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Element

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Which type of element is shiny and conducts heat and electricity well?

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Metal

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What is an element that conducts heat and electricity poorly?

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Nonmetal

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Metalloid

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An element that has properties of both metals and nonmetals

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Rare earth elements

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A group of chemically similar metallic elements comprising the lanthanide series and scandium and yttrium

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What is the periodic table?

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An arrangement of the elements in order of their atomic numbers such that elements with similar properties fall in the same column, or group

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What is a conductor?

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A material that transfers heat or electrical energy easily

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What is an insulator?

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A material that reduces or prevents the transfer of heat or electrical energy

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Malleability

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The quality of something that can be shaped into something else without breaking

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance's identity