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Week 3 Vocabulary
Definition | Term |
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Measures the mass of an object. | Triple Beam Balance |
Measures the weight of an object. | Spring Scale |
To put into groups. | Classify |
How much matter is in something. Measured in grams. Not affected by gravity. | Mass |
How much space something takes up. Measured in milliliters or liters. | Volume |
Anything that takes up space. | Matter |
Able to float because of its shape. | Buoyancy |
The amount of molecules in matter that allows it to sink or float. | Density |
The measure of the pull of gravity on an object. | Weight |
A material that allows heat or electricity to pass through. | Conductor |
A characteristic of a substance that can be measured or observed using your five senses. | Physical Property |
Solid, liquid, and gas. | States of Matter |
Has a definite shape and a definite volume. | Solid |
Does not have a definite shape but has a definite volume. | Liquid |
Does not have a definite shape or volume. | Gas |
Liquid changing to a gas. | Evaporation |
Gas changing back into a liquid. | Condensation |
A material that does not allow heat or electricity to pass through it easily. | Insulator |
A force that can attract or repel certain materials. (iron, nickel, steel, and cobalt) | Magnetism |
A force that causes objects to pull together. | Attract |
A force that causes objects to push back or away from one another. | Repel |
Two or more substances that keep their own physical properties when mixed together. | Mixture |
A type of mixture in which one substance dissolves in another and tends to be more difficult to separate. | Solution |
Able to dissolve in a liquid. | Soluble |