Quarter 1 Science Vocabulary

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What is a physical change?

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A change in appearance, shape, or state.

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What is a property of an object?

Back

A characteristic of an object.

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What does it mean to attract?

Back

To pull two objects towards each other.

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What is an insulator?

Back

A material that slows or stops the flow of energy.

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What is a conductor?

Back

A material through which heat or electricity can flow easily.

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What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a solid?

Back

A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

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What is a gas?

Back

A state of matter that has no definite shape or volume.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of a new substance.