5th Grade Unit 1 Physical Properties of Matter

energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance

• Solution

• Thermal energy

• States of matter

• Solubility

the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas; sometimes called phases of matter

• States of matter

• Solution

• Solubility

• Solid

a type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are dissolved (uniformly dispersed throughout) in another substance

• Thermal energy

• Solubility

• Solution

• Mixture

definite shape and size

• Solid

• Relative density

• Physical properties

• Mixture

floating or sinking when compared to water

• Solution

• Solid

• Relative density

• Thermal energy

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

• Solid

• Thermal energy

• Solubility

• Physical properties

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

• Matter

• Insulator

• Magnetism

• Relative density

a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily

• Dissolving

• Electrical energy

• Conductor

• Insulator

the process by which substances break down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid (water)

• Electrical energy

• Liquid

• freezing point

• Dissolving

the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass

• Physical properties

• Magnetism

• Dissolving

• Metric system