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Conductor

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A material that transmits energy or allows energy to flow through it. (related word: conduct)

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Conductivity

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An objects ability to allow energy to pass through.

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Relative Density

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Floating or sinking when compared to water.

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Insulators

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Materials that do not readily conduct electricity or heat. A material that resists the flow of energy.

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Magnetism

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The power of magnets to attract some metals such as iron and steel.

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Mass

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The amount of matter in an object.

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Solubility

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The ability of a substance to be dissolved in a liquid.

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Temperature (General)

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A measure of how hot or cold a substance is.

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Flexible

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Bends without breaking

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Volume (Matter)

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The amount of space an object or substance takes up.

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Condensation

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The process by which a gas changes into a liquid.

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Cooling

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Removing the heat from something which results in lowering the temperature.

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Evaporation

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The process in which matter changes from a liquid to a gas (related word: evaporate)

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Freezing

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The change of state from liquid to a solid.

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Gas

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A state of matter without any defined volume or shape (related word: gaseous)

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Heating

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The process to make something warm or hot.

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Liquid

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A state of matter with a defined volume but no defined shape.

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Matter

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Material that has mass and takes up some amount of space.

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Solid

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Matter with a fixed volume and shape.

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Water Vapor

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The gaseous form of water; produced when water evaporates.

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Matter

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Material that has mass and takes up some amount of space.

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Particle

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Something that is very tiny.

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Combine

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To bring together; to mix (related word: combination)

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Conserve

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To protect something in order to prevent loss or waste.

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Dissolve

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The process of forming a mixture of a substance broken down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid.

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Matter

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Material that has mass and takes up some amount of space.

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Mixture

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A combination of substances that can be physically separated from one another.

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Property

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A characteristic of quality of a material.

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Solution

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A mixture in which a solid and a liquid or two liquids are mixed so evenly- that it is not possible to see the separate particles.

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Substance

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The physical matter of which living or nonliving things are composed.

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