5.5 Physical Properties of Matter

A material that allows heat or energy to flow through it easily...

• insulator

• conductor

• solubility

• density

A material through which heat or energy does NOT easily flow...

• evaporation

• condensation

• insulator

• conductor

An example of a good conductor would be...

• wood

• rubber

• copper wire

• glass

An example of a good insulator would be...

• copper

• plastic

• metal wire

• aluminum

Anything that has mass and takes up space...

• magnetism

• matter

• relative density

• thermometer

Characteristics that describe matter, like magnetism, density, volume, temperature, texture, etc...

• physical change

• physical state

• physical properties

The measure of how objects sink or float...

• density

• magnetism

• temperature

• conductivity

If you put oil and water in a cup, the oil would float to the top because...

• oil is more dense than water

• oil is less dense than water

• oil and water have an equal density

The measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid...

• density

• volume

• solubility

• magnetism

Energy that can be measured by a thermometer...

• light energy

• thermal energy

• sound energy

• mechanical energy