earths systm Flashcards
any property that can be observed using the five senses or can be measured without changing the matter .
physical properties
weight- how heavy an object is (mass is how much “stuff”
(matter) something is made of)
weight/mass
a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of its container.
solid
something that can flow and takes the shape of its container like water or juice, but it has a fixed amount of space (volume), similar to how a solid stays the same size.
liquid
it allows something like heat or electricity to flow or pass through it easily.
conduct
energy that moves from something hot to something cold, a form of energy.
heat
a substance found in nature, make up rocks.
mineral
how easily or difficult it is to scratch a minerals surface.
hardness
the color of its powder when you rub it on a hard, rough surface like a tile.
streak
the colored powder left behind when a mineral is scraped across a hard surface