Properties of matter vocab

Question 1

matter

Answer 1

anything that takes up space

Question 2

energy

Answer 2

ability to do things

Question 3

classify

Answer 3

group together on similar traits

Question 4

physical state

Answer 4

the classification of a solid liquid or gas

Question 5

liquid

Answer 5

not definite shape but definite volume

Question 6

solid

Answer 6

definite shape and definite volume

Question 7

gas

Answer 7

not definite shape or definite volume

Question 8

volume

Answer 8

the amount of space that an object or substance takes up

Question 9

density

Answer 9

a measurement that describes how mass is packed into volume

Question 10

property

Answer 10

a characteristic of a substance

Question 11

physical property

Answer 11

a property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing
the substance itself

Question 12

magnetism

Answer 12

the push or pull of force produced by a magnet

Question 13

dissolve

Answer 13

to spread out evenly in a liquid

Question 14

solubility

Answer 14

a measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance

Question 15

thermal energy

Answer 15

also known as heat energy. This is the energy of moving particles in a substance.

Question 16

insulator

Answer 16

a material that reduces or prevents the transfer or heat or electricity

Question 17

conductor

Answer 17

conductor: a material that transfers heat or electricity easily