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Properties of Matter

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Conductor/Conduct/Conductivity   a material that allows heat energy or electricity to pass through it easily  
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Dissolve   to spread out evenly in a liquid  
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Insulator   a material that does not let heat energy or electricity pass through it easily  
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Gas   a state of matter in which the substance takes both the shape and the volume of its container  
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Less dense   an object will float  
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Liquid   a state of matter in which the substance has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container  
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Mass   the amount of matter in an object or substance  
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Matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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Mixture   a combination of two or more substances that keep their own properties  
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More dense   an object will sink  
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Magnetism   Pushing or pulling force produced by a magnet  
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Physical State   the classification of matter as a solid, a liquid, a gas  
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Relative Density   comparing the density of one material to another, such as: iron is more dense than water ( comparing more dense or less dense)  
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Solid   a state of matter in which the substance has a definite shape and a definite volume  
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Solubility   a measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance  
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Solution   a mixture with one substance spread out evenly in another substance; you cannot tell the two substances apart  
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Soluble   able to be dissolved, especially in water  
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Thermal energy   the energy of moving particles in a substance, also called heat energy  
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Volume   the amount of space that an object or substance takes up  
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Water Displacement   an object that sinks displaces an amount of fluid equal to the object's volume. We test this using a graduated cylinder.  
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