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Physical Properties
Unit 6 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Property | Characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured |
Solubility | Ability of 1 substance to be dissolved in another one |
Dissolve | When 2 substance mix to form a solution |
Relative Density | Density of an object compared to the density of water- determines whether it sinks or floats |
Conductor | Material that conducts or allows energy to pass through easily (sound, heat, electricity) |
Insulator | Material that does not allow energy to pass through easily (sound, heat, electricity) |
Physical State | Form of a substance; solid, liquid, or gas |
Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
Mass | The amount of matter in an object |
Thermal Energy | Heat Energy |
Electrical Energy | Energy from electrons moving through a circuit |
Evaporate | Physical Change of a liquid to a gas |
Magnetism | Force of repulsion (pushing) or attraction (pulling) between poles of magnets |
Mixture | Combination of 2 or more different kinds of matter which keep their own physical properties (easily separated) |
Ingredient | A single part of a mixture or a solution |
Solution | Type of mixture in which particles of the 2 substances are evenly mixed (not easily separated) |
Freezing Point | Temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid (water=0 degrees Celsius) |
Melting Point | Temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid (water=0 degrees Celsius) |
Boiling Point | Temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas (water=100 degrees Celsius) |
Celsius | Temperature scale that sets the freezing point of water at 0 degrees and the boiling point at 100 degrees |
Condense | Physical change in matter from a gas to a liquid |
Triple Beam Balance | Tool used to measure mass that features three beams with sliding masses |
Measurement | Process of using tools to observe an object's physical properties (mass, volume, temperature, length) |