Science--States of Matter

Magnetism

A force that pulls magnet materials across a distance.

State of Matter

A form that matter can take; states of matter include: solid, liquid, gas and plasma.

Solubility

A measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance.

Conductivity

A physical property of materials that measures how well the substance allows electricity to pass.

Physical Property

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

Substance

A single type of matter that has the same properties (not a mixture)

Liquid

A state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but takes the shape of it's container.

Solid

A state of matter in which the substance has a definite shape and a definite volume.

Gas

A state of matter in which the substance takes both the shape and the volume of it's container.

Graduated Cylinder

Instrument used to measure volume of a liquid

Particle

One small part of a whole object or system.

Balance

Scientific tool used to measure mass.

Volume

The amount of space that something takes up: volume can be measured using a graduated cylinder.

Matter

The material or stuff that everything is made of.

Dissolve

To form a solution with another substance.