Unit 1 Vocabulary Review

What is a conductor?

• A state of matter with a fixed shape

• A measure of the amount of matter in a sample

• A substance that does not allow energy to flow through it easily

• A substance that allows energy to flow through it easily

Which state of matter expands to take both the shape and volume of its container?

• Liquid

• Plasma

• Solid

• Gas

What is an insulator?

• A substance that allows energy to flow through it easily

• A substance that does not allow energy to flow through it easily

• A measure of the amount of space an object takes up

• A state of matter with a fixed volume

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Which state of matter takes the shape of the container but has an unchanged volume?

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

• Plasma

What is magnetism?

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

• A state of matter with a fixed shape

• An attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move

• A measure of the amount of matter in a sample

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What does mass measure?

• The amount of space an object takes up

• The ability of a material to sink or float in water

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

• The amount of matter in a sample

What is matter?

• A substance that allows energy to flow through it easily

• A measure of the amount of matter in a sample

• A state of matter with a fixed shape

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

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What are physical properties?

• The ability of a material to sink or float in water

• Properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself

• A state of matter with a fixed volume

• A measure of the amount of space an object takes up

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What is the physical state of matter?

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

• A state of matter with a fixed shape

• A measure of the amount of matter in a sample

• The form that matter is existing in

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What is relative density?

• The ability of a material to sink or float in water

• The amount of space an object takes up

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

• A measure of the amount of matter in a sample