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Matter vocab (#1)
Matter terms
Term | Definition |
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accuracy | the quality of being near the true value |
balance | equipment used to measure mass |
brittle | breaking into small pieces if bent or pressed |
calibrate | to mark off lines on measuring equipment for the desired unit |
compress | to squeeze or press together |
conductor | a material that does allow electricity or heat to pass through easily |
dissolve | to break into pieces too small to be seen |
ductile | able to be pulled into long, thin wires |
flexible | able to bend without breaking |
gas | a state of matter having indefinite volume, indefinite shape, with particles bouncing around and not touching each other |
graduated cylinder | equipment use to measure liquid volume |
gram | an SI unit to measure mass; 1g = 0.001kg; there are 1000g in 1 kilogram |
insulator | a material that does not allow electricity or heat to pass through easily |
kilogram | the SI base unit to measure mass; 1 kg = 1000g |
kinetic theory | a physics theory that all matter is made of moving particles in random motion |
liquid | a state of matter having definite volume, indefinite shape, with particles touching, and sliding around each other |
liter | the SI unit to measure volume of liquids |
luster | shininess; the property of something that shines with reflected light. |