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Matter Vocabulary

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matter anything that has mass and takes up space
physical properties characteristics of matter that can be observed or measured
classify to sort or arrange into groups
density the ability to sink or float in water
mass the amount of matter in an object
volume the amount of space an object takes up
conductor a material that allows energy to flow through
insulator a material that blocks the flow of energy from flowing through
solubility (aka soluble) the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance
solid particles move slowly and has a definite shape and volume
liquid particles flow past each other and has a definite size but no definite shape
gas particles move quickly and it has no definite volume or shape
freezing process in which a liquid turns into a solid
sublimation a substance goes from a solid to a gas (passing the liquid phase)
melting process in which a solid turns into a liquid
boiling process in which a liquid turns into a gas
thermometer a tool used to measure temperature
triple beam balance a tool that measures mass (in grams)
graduated cylinder a tool that measures volume
volume the amount of space that an object takes up. (measured in mL/Liters)
mixture The combination of 2 or more substances
solutions a special type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another
filter a tool used to separate a mixture such as sand and water
evaporation a process used to separate a solution
magnet a tool used to separate steel, iron, cobalt, or nickel from other substances (example: from sand)
strainer a tool used to separate large solid objects from smaller solids or liquids
M M S S D C (My Mean Sisier Sally Doesn't Care) Matter (solid, liquid, gas) Magnet Solubility State (solid, liquid, gas) Density (more sinks, less floats) Conductivity (conductor - go , insulator - stop)
S I N C Steel Iron Nickel Colbalt
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