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Physical Properties
Physical Properties of Matter Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ductile | can be pulled thin to make wire |
| Malleable | can be hammered and pounded into a shape |
| Conductor | good carrier of heat and/or electricity |
| Streak | what color is shown when scraped against a porcelain plate |
| Luster | how shiny it is, how much light it reflects |
| State | solid, liquid, gas, plasma |
| Insulator | poor carrier of heat and/or electricity |
| Brittle | easy to break |
| Texture | how it feels (smooth, rough,…) |
| Boiling point | the temperature when a liquid becomes a gas |
| Melting point | the temperature when a solid becomes a liquid |
| Length | how long a distance is |
| Texture | how it feels (smooth, rough,…) |
| Boiling point | the temperature when a liquid becomes a gas |
| Melting point | the temperature when a solid becomes a liquid |
| Length | how long a distance is |
| Volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
| Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| Density | the amount of matter per unit of volume |