Physical Properties of Matter: 5th Grade STAAR
Mixture
A combination of two or more substances that do not form a new substance
Magnetism
A force that pulls magnetic materials across a distance
Electric Energy
A form of energy that is produced when electrons move form one place to another place
State of Matter
A form that matter can take- solid, liquid, or gas
Insulator
A material that does not let heat energy or electricity pass through it easily
Solubility
A measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance
Solution
A mixture within one substance spread out so evenly in another substance that you cannot tell the two substances apart
Substances
A particular kind of matter with uniform properties
Physical Properties
A property that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the substance itself
Particles
A small portion of matter
Solid
A state of matter in which the substance has a definite shape and a definite volume
Liquid
A state of matter in which the substance has definite volume but takes the shape of its container
Gas
A state of matter in which the substance takes both the shape and the volume of its container
Soluble
Able to be dissolved
Conduct
An objects ability to allow heat to move between objects when touching
Density
The amount of mass in a known volume of an object or substance
Relative Density
The amount of mass in a known volume of an object or substance
Mass
The amount of matter in an object or substance
Thermal Energy
The energy of moving particles in a substance, also called heat energy
Matter
The material or "stuff" that everything is made of
Conductivity
The movement of heat between objects that touch each other
Production
The process of making something
Sink
The result of something submerged in something that is more dense than itself
Physical State
The state at which something exists as a solid, liquid, or gas
Freezing Point
The temperature in which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid
Melting Point
The temperature in which a substance changes from a soil to a liquid
Dissolve
To form a solution with another substance
