Matter & Energy Vocab

to group together based on similar traits.

• float

• classify

• density

• matter

to stay on the surface of a liquid without expending energy.

• sink

• physical properties

• mass

• float

pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet.

• sink

• mass

• magnetism

• classify

the amount of matter in something; measured in grams.

• mass

• matter

• volume

• density

anything that has mass and takes up space.

• mass

• float

• matter

• density

characteristics that can be observed or measured; for example, color, melting point and conductivity.

• matter

• physical properties

• sink

• volume

to drop below the surface level of a liquid.

• float

• volume

• density

• sink

the amount of space matter takes up. Measured in liters, cubic centimeters or milliliters.

• volume

• density

• physical properties

• matter

how much space an object or substance takes up (its volume) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance (its mass).

• mass

• matter

• density

• float

a degree of hotness or coldness that can be measured using a thermometer.

• temperature

• matter

• volume

• density