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Matter/Energy Vocab
Laney Chrane Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| boiling point | the temperature at which a substance changes state from a liquid into a gas (heating) |
| condensation | the changing of a gas into a liquid (cooling) |
| conductor | a material that allows energy to pass through very easily |
| constant | unchanging in nature or value; continuously happening |
| dissolving | the process of forming a solution with another substance |
| evaporation | the changing of a liquid into a gas |
| freezing point | the temperature at which a substance changes state from a liquid to a solid |
| ingredient | a component of substance in a mixture |
| insulator | a material that blocks the flow of energy |
| magnetism | the forces of attraction or repulsion that some materials have on other materials, especially iron |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| melting point | the temperature at which a substance changes state from a solid to a liquid |
| mixture | a combination of two or more substances that do not form a new substances, but maintain the properties of the original substances |
| physical change | a change of matter in size, shape, or state with our changing it into a new substance |
| physical state | a property of matter classified as a solid, liquid, or gas |
| properties | characteristics of a substance that can be observed measured,or changed |
| solution | a mixture of two or more substances blended so completely that the mixture is the same everywhere and can not be separted by a filter |
| solid | matter with a definite shape and volume |
| liquid | matter with no definite shape |
| gas | matter with no definite shape or volume |
| volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
| density | the concentration of matter within an area in relation to its size (we often refer to relative density by does it sink or float |