Unit 1 Physical Properties of Matter

magnetism

a force that pulls magnetic materials across a distance

State of Matter

a form that matter can take- solid, liquid or gas

solubility

a measure of how much of one substance will dissolve in another substance

solution

a mixture with one substance spread out so evenly in another substance that you cannot tell the two substances apart

physical properties

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

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 a 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

dense

closely compacted in substance

sink

go down below the surface of something, especially a liquid

substances

physical matter or material

float

rest on the surface of water without sinking

production

something that is created

ingredients

something that is in a mixture

density

the amount of mass in a known volume of an object or substance

mass

the amount of matter in an object or substance

matter

the material, or "stuff," that everything is made of

evaporate

to change from a liquid to a gas

dissolve

to form a solution with another substance