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Properties of Matter
Grade 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Boiling | change from a liquid to a gas |
| Condensing | change from a gas to a liquid |
| Float | when an object rises through a fluid like air or water |
| Freezing | change from a liquid to a solid |
| Gas | a state of matter in which the substance takes the shape of its container |
| Liquid | a state of matter in which the substance takes the shape of its container, filling the bottom of the container first |
| Magnetism | an attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move |
| Melting | change from a solid to a liquid by adding heat |
| Sink | when an object falls through a fluid like air or water |
| Solid | a state of matter in which the substance has a set shape and size |
| States of Matter | the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas; sometimes called phases of matter |
| Temperature | a way of measuring how hot or cold something is; temperature is measured using either the Fahrenheit (F) or Celsius (C) scale |