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5th Grade Unit 1

Physical Properties of Matter

DefinitionTerm
to become different Change
groups of similar things based on characteristics or properties Classifications
repeated sequence; arranged according to a rule or natural phenomenon; a trend in data; used to predict what comes next Patterns
equipment, such as goggles and gloves, used for protection in an investigation Personal protective equipment (PPE)
characteristics of objects, organisms, or events Properties
use of evidence to construct testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena, as well as the knowledge generated through this process Science
a group of parts that work together System
a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily Conductor
the process by which substances break down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid (water) Dissolving
energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric circuit Electrical energy
a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container Gas
a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily Insulator
take the shape of their container, filling the bottom of the container first; has the ability to flow Liquid
an attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move Magnetism
the amount of matter in something Mass
anything that has mass and takes up space Matter
the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid or a solid to a liquid by the removal or addition of heat; for water this temperature is 0°C Melting / freezing point
the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass Metric system
a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated in some physical way Mixture
properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself Physical properties
floating or sinking when compared to water Relative density
definite shape and size Solid
the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water Solubility
a type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are dissolved (uniformly dispersed throughout) in another substance Solution
the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas; sometimes called phases of matter States of matter
energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance Thermal energy
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