Metals Flashcards
1
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Matter
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Material that everything is made of including solids, liquids & gases.
2
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Property
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Quality that a substance, plant, animal has.
3
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Brittle
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Substances such as a non-metal that breaks easily.
4
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Malleable
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Can be hammered into a new shape without breaking.
5
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Ductile
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Can be pressed, pulled into shape without needing to be heated.
6
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Tarnished
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When a metal loses it shine and goes dull.
7
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Metal Ores
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Rocks containing metal.
8
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Smelting
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When a rock that contains metal is heated in order to remove the metal.
9
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Conducters
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Materials that allow heat to pass through them easily.
10
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Attracted
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Pulled towards something.
11
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Magnetic
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Having the power of a magnet to pull something towards it.
12
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Non-magnetic
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Does not act like a magnet.
13
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Rust
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A reddish-brown layer that forms on iron.
