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Nature of Matter
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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What is boiling point? | temperature at which a liquid turns to gas |
What is brittle? | breaking into small pieces if bent or pressed |
What is chemical property? | a characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into different substances. |
What is condensation point? | temperature at which a gas to turn liquid |
What is conductor? | a material that does allow electricity or heat to pass through easily |
What is density? | an object’s mass compared to its volume. Mass divided by volume is this word. |
What is dissolve? | to break into pieces too small to be seen |
What is ductile? | able to be pulled into long, thin wires |
What is flexible? | able to bend without breaking |
What is freezing point? | temperature at which liquid turns to solid |
What is gram per centimeter cubed? | g/cm3; a derived unit used to measure density of a solid |
What is gram per milliliter? | g/mL; a derived unit used to measure density of a liquid |
What is insulator? | a material that does not allow electricity or heat to pass through easily |
What is luster/shininess? | the property of something that shines with reflected light. |
What is magnetic? | material that is attracted to magnets |
What is malleable? | able to be hammered or pressed into flat sheets |
What is melting point? | temperature at which a solid turns to liquid |
What is soluble? | able to dissolve |
What is sublimation? | turning from solid to gas without turning into a liquid |
What is texture? | how something feels, especially whether it is bumpy or smooth |