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Matter
Vocabulary Cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| buoyancy | the tendency to float or rise in a fluid (liquid or gas) |
| conductivity | the ability of a substance to conduct heat, sound, or electricity |
| mass | the measure of the amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas (measured in grams) |
| odor | the ability of a substance to give off a certain smell |
| condensation | the changing of a gas into a liquid |
| evaporation | the changing of a liquid into a gas |
| liquid | a state of matter with a definite volume but without a definite shape |
| mixture | 2 or more substances are mixed together but can be separated out because they are not chemically combined (think salad--you mix lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, etc. in a big salad bowl-they aren't chemically combined so you can separate those things back out) |
| precipitation | water leaving the clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail |
| solid | a state of matter in which material has a definite volume and shape |
| vapor | particles of moisture suspended in air and visible as clouds, smoke, etc. |
| solvent | the substance that dissolves another substance in a solution |
| boiling point | temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas (changes depending on the substance) |
| density | amount of matter in a given volume |
| melting point | temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid |
| atom | the smallest particle that has all the properties of the element |
| energy | the ability to do work or cause a change |
| gas | the state of matter that does not have a specific volume or shape and in which the particles are far apart |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| moleculees | made from atoms |
| physical properties | different ways to identify or describe an object, such as mass, volume, texture, size, shape, etc. |
| solution | a mixture in which a substance breaks up into its most basic particles and spreads evenly through another substance |
| solute | the substance that is dissolved in a solution |
| volume | the space that an object takes up as expressed in cubic units |
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