Properties Of Matter Flashcards
Combination of two or more substances that can easily be separated in a physical way.
Mixture
Ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water.
Solubility
Properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or tested without changing the matter itself.
Physical properties
A type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances or uniformly dispersed (spread out) throughout the substance.
Solution
Characteristics used to identify matter.
Properties
A way of measuring how hot or cold something is.
Temperature
Floating or sinking when compared to water.
Relative density
Energy related to the temperature of an object or substance.
Thermal / heat energy
The amount of space that a substance or object takes up.
Volume
Energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric current.
Electrical energy
The International scale of measurement for temperature.
Celsius
A substance or object that does not allow energy to follow through it easily.
Insulator
A substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily.
Conductor
A force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move.
Magnetism
The process by which substances break down into small pieces and spread evenly in liquid.
Dissolving
