earths systems Flashcards
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Physical properties
any property that can be observed using five senses r can be measured without changing the matter.
weight/mass
Weight-hoe heavy an object is mass is how much stuff matter something made of.
solid
a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of contacting to the shape of its container.
liquid
something that can flow and takes the shape of its container.
conduct
it allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily.
heat
energy that moves from something hot to something cold a form of energy.
minerals
A substance found in nature minerals make up rocks.
hardness
how easily or difficult its is to scratch a minerals surface.
streak
the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard rough surface like a tile.
tiles
the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across hard surface like a ceramic tile witch helps identify the mineral by its streak color.
color
its what light reflects back our eyes minerals are colored because they absorb some colors of light and reflect the rest.