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Physical Properties of Matter

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Boiling point   the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas  
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Celsius   the international scale of measurement for temperature  
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Conductor   a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily  
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Dissolving   the process by which substances breakdown into small pieces and spread evenly in liquid (water)  
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Electrical energy   energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric circuit  
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Insulator   a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily  
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Magnetism   a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move  
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Mass   the amount of matter in something  
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Matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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Melting / freezing point   the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid or a solid to a liquid by the loss or addition of heat  
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Mixture   a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated in some physical way  
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Physical properties   properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself  
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Properties   characteristics used to identify matter  
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Relative density   floating or sinking when compared to water  
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Solubility   the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water  
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Solution   a type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are uniformly dispersed (spread out) throughout another substance  
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Temperature   a way of measuring how hot or cold something is  
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Thermal / heat energy   energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance  
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Volume   the amount of space that a substance or object takes up  
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