Unit 2: Investigating Properties of Matter

the formula for density

• Mass / Volume
• Mass x Volume
• Mass + Volume
• Mass - Volume

the amount of matter in a substance

• Mass
• Volume
• Density
• Weight

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the amount of space that a substance or object occupies

• Volume
• Mass
• Density
• Weight

• the amount of matter that will fit into a given amount of space

• Density
• Weight
• Volume
• Area

ability to conduct electrical current or thermal energy

• Conductivity
• Resistance
• Capacitance
• Inductance

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ability to be stretched into a wire without breaking

• Ductility
• Malleability
• Conductivity
• Density

ability of a mineral to resist scratching

• Hardness
• Luster
• Streak

how the surface of a mineral appears when it reflects light (e.g., shiny or dull)

• Luster
• Hardness
• Streak
• Cleavage

ability to be formed or shaped under pressure (e.g., metals hammered or rolled into thin sheets)

• Malleability
• Ductility
• Conductivity
• Density

substances that exhibit some properties of metals and nonmetals

• Metalloids
• Metals
• Nonmetals
• Gases