Properties of Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• conductor

• texture

• matter

• property

the feel or appearance of a surface or substance

• texture

• reflective

• observe

• solubility

the ability for light to bounce off of an object

• observe

• measurements

• solubility

• reflective

how hot or cold something is

• matter

• temperature

• conductor

• property

physical or chemical characteristics of matter used to describe or identify a substance

• solubility

• matter

• property

• texture

materials that do NOT allow energy to pass through them easily

• conductor

• solubility

• reflective

• insulator

materials that allow energy to pass through them easily

• insulator

• matter

• conductor

• texture

the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid

• observe

• solubility

• conductor

• insulator

to use the senses to examine or inspect

• observe

• insulator

• texture

• reflective

the size, length, or amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas

• reflective

• temperature

• property

• measurements