Grade 5 Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is the term used to describe the ability of a substance to undergo a chemical reaction?

• inactivity

• passivity

• unresponsiveness

• reactivity

Which property describes the ability of a material to allow electricity to flow through it?

• magnetism

• conductivity

• resistivity

• insulation

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

• weight

• mass

• density

• volume

What is anything that has mass and takes up space called?

• Matter

• Density

• Energy

• Volume

Which property can be observed without changing the substance into something else?

• Physical properties

• Smell

• Chemical properties

• Taste

Which property describes the ability of a substance to dissolve in a liquid?

• Conductivity

• Solubility

• Viscosity

• Density

What is the amount of space an object occupies called?

• density

• weight

• volume

• length

What is a mixture in which the particles are dispersed throughout but are not heavy enough to settle out called?

• Suspension

• Solution

• Mixture

• Colloid

What has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas

What has a definite volume but doesn't have a definite shape?

• Liquid

• Solid

• Gas