Properties of Material Flashcards
A substance that can be bent or hammered into shape
Malleable
A substance that can be drawn out into wires
Ductile
A substance that makes a ringing sound when hit
Sonorous
A substance that does not conduct heat or electricity
Insulator
A surface that reflects light, such as polished metal
Shiny
Atracted to a magnet
Magnetic
Something that breaks easily with a snap
Brittle
To break into many pieces
Shatter
Substances from which objects are made
Material
To allow electricity or heat to pass through it
Conduct
To look at something closely in order to discover something about it
Examine
To tell the difference between things
Distinguish
Two things touch eachother
Contact
A mixture of metals
Alloy
A piece of laboratory glassware
Conical Flask
An alloy made of a mixture of iron and carbon and/or other metals; … is much harder than iron
Steel
A piece of laboratory glassware that can be used to separate a mixture of two liquids
Condenser
An alloy made by mixing copper and tin
Bronze
Upset the patern
Disrupt
A piece of laboratory equipment into which filter paper is placed
Filter Funnel
A special type of paper that can be used in a filter funned to separate solid particles from those in a liquid
Filter Paper
