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A set of vocabulary words to review Physical properties and changes

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Metal   An element, usually solid with a shiny surface, that conducts electricity and thermal energy well, has high luster, is malleable  
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Metalloid   An element that has some characteristics of both metals and nonmetals. Typically solids and somewhat metallic. Semi-conductors.  
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Nonmetals   Elements that are not metals or metalloids and are mostly gases. Typically they have no luster and are brittle.  
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Physical Change   Change that does not involve the generation of any new substances  
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Physical Property   Characteristic of an object that can be observed without changing the identity of a substance  
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Overflow can   An object used for measuring the volume of another object by liquid displacement  
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Brittle   Easily broken  
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Displacement   The volume displaced by a floating object  
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Ductility   Capable of being pulled out into a thin wire  
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Malleable   Property of an object describing the ease that it can be pounded into thin sheets  
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Conductivity   The ability to conduct or transmit heat, electricity or sound  
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Density   Amount of matter packed into an object, d=m/v  
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Luster   The shine of a mineral  
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Brittle   Easily broken  
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Displacement   The volume displaced by a floating object  
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