Properties Test Flashcards

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1
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Qualities that describe objects or materials.

A

Properties

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2
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Physical properties are properties that we can easily ________ with our ________ -by seeing, hearing, touching, or smelling.

A

Observe

Senses

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3
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Color, hardness, texture, size, shape,and smell are __________ properties.

A

Physical

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4
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The temperature at which a substance starts changing from solid to liquid is its ___________ _________.

A

Melting point

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5
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When a substance boils, it is at it’s ________ ________.

A

Boiling point

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6
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Type of diagram often used by scientists to compare information.

A

Bar graph

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7
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_________ - making careful measurements that are exactly correct.

A

Accuracy

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8
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_________ - measure of how hot or cold an object is.

A

Temperature

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9
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_________- using a tool to accurately describe a physical property.

A

Measuring

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10
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Measurement used to measure the amount of space an object takes up.

A

Volume

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11
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_________ - tool that accurately measures temperature.

A

Thermometer

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12
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When a liquid gets warmer, it takes up (more or less space)?

A

More

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13
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The unit use to measure temperature is

A

Degree

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14
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What are the two different temperature scales?

A

Fahrenheit (F) and Celsius (C)

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15
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A _________ _________ is used to organize things or ideas so that they are easy to find or use.

A

Classification system

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16
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_______ - a group of things that have a lot in common.

A

Category

17
Q

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

A

Matter

18
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How much stuff an object is made of

A

Mass

19
Q

Scientists classify matter into three categories:

A

Solid, liquid, and gas

20
Q

The building block of all matter.

A

Atom

21
Q

In the ______ _______, atoms are tightly packed and move very little

A

Solid state

22
Q

In the ________ ________, atoms can move enough to slide past each other.

A

Liquid state

23
Q

In the ______ _______, atoms are free from one another and move quickly.

A

Gas state

24
Q

Friction produces ______, a form of energy.

A

Heat

25
Q

When heat from any source is applied to a substance, the atoms in that substance _________ ___ and the substance gets ______.

A

Speed up

Warmer

26
Q

When enough heat is applied (added) to a solid it _______ or changes state from a solid to a liquid.

A

Melts

27
Q

If enough heat energy is applied to a liquid it will become a _____.

A

Gas

28
Q

As water is heated, it gets hotter and hotter until it boils. A gas called ____ _____ is produced

A

Water vapor

29
Q

________ - the change in phase from a liquid to a gas.

A

Vaporization

30
Q

The change in phase from a gas to a liquid is called

A

Condensation