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