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bisscience week2
describing matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Physical Properties | The characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance. |
| Chemical Properties | Characteristics which cause specific behavior of substances during chemical changes |
| Strength | Measure of the amount of pressure applied before the substance breaks |
| Hardness | The measure of an objects ability to resist being scratched (used to identify minerals) |
| Flexibility | The ability to bend under pressure |
| Conductors | Materials that allow either heat or electricity to pass through them. |
| Conductivity | The ability for a substance to be a conductor. |
| Mass | The measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| Weight | The measure of the gravitational force acting on an object. The more gravity the more an object weighs. The less the gravity the less the object weighs. |
| Balance | A tool used to measure the mass of an object in grams (g) |
| Spring Scale | A tool to measure force, such as the weight of an object in Newtons (N) |