Unit 2 Vocabulary

What is the term for a substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matter?

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Metalloid

• Nonmetal

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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What is the term for a material that does not conduct heat or electric current?

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Metalloid

• Nonmetal

What is the term for a physical property that describes the way the surface of a substance shines or reflects light?

• Luster

• Malleability

• Conductivity

• Brittle

What is the term for a physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking?

• Luster

• Malleability

• Conductivity

• Brittle

What is the term for elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals?

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Semiconductors

What is the term for elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity?

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Semiconductors

What is the term for elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity?

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Semiconductors

What is the term for a substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator?

• Metalloids

• Metals

• Nonmetals

• Semiconductors

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NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What is the term for Tending to break rather than to flex or bend?

• Brittle

• Malleable

• Metals

• Semiconductors

What is the term for to sort or put into groups based on similar and dissimilar physical, chemical, or biological characteristics?

• Conductivity

• Matter

• Classify

• Semiconductors

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