Matter Vocab Brunson

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• mass

• matter

• mantle

• volume

characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured

• thermal energy

• physical state

• physical properties

• solution

the states of matter: liquid, solid, gas

• volume

• insulator

• physical state

• physical properties

a measure of the amount of matter in an object which is measured in metric units

• relative density

• solubility

• mass

• dissolve

a measure of the amount of space an object takes up which is measured in metric units

• volume

• mass

• relative density

• flexibility

the density of an object compared to water; observed by whether an object sinks or floats in water

• mass

• freezing point

• relative density

• texture

a force that pulls magnetic materials across a distance

• magnetism

• thermal energy

• soluble

• texture

a material that allows energy to pass through it, including electricity and heat

• mass

• thermal energy

• insulator

• conductor

a material that slows or stops the flow of energy such as electricity and heat

• conductor

• matter

• insulator

• mixture

heat energy

• magnetism

• thermal energy

• physical energy

• flexible energy