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CPO Chapter 17 terms
Properties of Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brittleness | a measure of a material's tendency to shatter upon impact. |
| buoyancy | a measure of the upward force a fluid exerts on an object. |
| density | a property that describes the relationship between mass and volume. |
| elasticity | a measure of a solid's ability to stretch and then return to its original shape and size. |
| hardness | measures a solid's resistance to scratching. |
| malleability | a solid's ability to be pounded into thin sheets. |
| tensile strength | a measure of how much pulling, or tension, a material can withstand before breaking. |
| viscosity | a measure of a material's resistance to flow. |
| Archimedes' principle | the force exerted on an object in a liquid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object. |