5.5A Vocab

What is the definition of matter?

• anything with weight

• liquids

• anything that has mass and takes up space

what is mass?

• a triple beam balance

• the amount of matter in something and is measured in grams

• a tool for measuring length

what are physical properties?

• measurable characteristics that describe the physical state of something

• inferences-educated guess

• observations of matter

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what is magnetism?

• property of attraction to a plastic.

• property of attraction to a magnet.

• property of attraction to a matter.

• property of attraction to a metal.

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what are the physical states?

• condensation, evaporation, boiling, freezing of water

• the three states of water

• the classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.

• classifying the 3 states of mass

what is relative density?

• mass of something

• how dense something is compared with a reference material. more dense than water will sink, less dense than water will float.

• more dense will float, less dense will sink

• amount of matter in something

what is solubility?

• ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid.

• liquids dissolving in a solid.

• ability of a liquid to dissolve in a solid

what is classify?

• group magnets together

• property of matter

• to group something together based on similar characteristics

what is a conductor?

• material that allows electric current or thermal (heat) energy to pass through easily.

• material that allows light energy to pass through easily.

• material that allows mechanical energy to pass through easily.

what is an insulator?

• material that slows down or stops light energy

• material that allows current or thermal (heat) energy to pass through

• material that slows down or stops electric current or thermal (heat) energy from passing through

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