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Physical Science 4
Week 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Observation | Noticing something about the world around you |
| Inference | Using clues to find the answer |
| Mass | How much matter is in something |
| Mass | Always stays the same and is measured in grams |
| Volume | How much space something takes up |
| Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Buoyancy | Able to float because of its shape |
| Density | The amount of molecules in matter that allows it to sink or float |
| Weight | The measurement of the pull of gravity of an object |
| Gravity | a force that pulls towards the center of a heavenly body |
| Physical Propertiesties | a characteristic of an object that can be measured or observed |
| Phases of Matter | Solid, Liquid, Gas |
| Soluble | Able to dissolve in liquid |
| Solvent | The liquid that does the dissolving |
| Solute | The powder that gets dissolved |
| Dissolve | to become so small you can no longer see it, but it is still there |
| Settling | Allows the dense materials to sink to the bottom |
| Texture | How an object feels to the touch |
| Evaporation | Water changes to a gas |
| Condensation | gas changes back to a liquid Ex: steam on a mirror |