physical science vocabulary 5th grade

A substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily.

• conductor
• insulator
• temperature
• solubility

A force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move.

• density
• volume
• magnetism
• matter

The amount of matter in something. You can use a balance to find this in grams.

• mass
• properties
• solution
• freezing point

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• mass
• volume
• matter
• melting point

properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself. 

• physical properties
• density
  density
• magnetism
• insulator

floating or sinking when compared to water.

• volume
• solution
• relative density
• mixture

when something dissolves in water.

• volume
• solubility
• solution
• conductor

something that lets heat or electrical energy pass through easily. 

• conductor
• insulator
• relative density
• mass