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5th Science
Physical Properties of Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conductor | a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily |
| Gas | a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and volume of its container |
| Insulator | a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily |
| Liquid | a state of matter in which the substance takes the shape of the container and has an unchanged volume when poured from one container to another |
| Magnetism | an attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move |
| Mass | a measure of the amount of matter in a sample |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Physical property | properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself |
| Physical state | the form that matter is existing in |
| Relative density | the ability of a material (not an object) to sink or float in water |
| Solid | a state of matter in which the substance has a set shape and size |
| Solubility | the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water |
| Volume | the amount of space that a substance or object takes up |