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Properties of Matter

TermDefinition
Conductor/Conduct/Conductivity a material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through it easily
Dissolve to spread out evenly in a liquid
Insulator a material that does not let heat energy or electricity pass through it easily
Gas a state of matter in which the substance takes both the shape and the volume of its container
Less dense an object will float
Liquid a state of matter in which the substance has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container
Mass the amount of matter in an object or substance
Matter anything that has mass and takes up space
Mixture a combination of two or more substances that keep their own properties
More dense an object will sink
Magnetism Pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet
Physical State the classification of matter as a solid, a liquid, a gas
Relative Density comparing the density of one material to another, such as: iron is more dense than water ( comparing more dense or less dense)
Solid a state of matter in which the substance has a definite shape and a definite volume
Solubility a measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance
Solution a mixture with one substance spread out evenly in another substance; you cannot tell the two substances apart
Soluble able to be dissolved, especially in water
Thermal energy the energy of moving particles in a substance, also called heat energy
Volume the amount of space that an object or substance takes up
Water Displacement an object that sinks displaces an amount of fluid equal to the object's volume. We test this using a graduated cylinder.
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