Unit 2 Vocabulary ~ Structures and Properties of Matter

any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume

• Matter
• Light
• Force
• Energy

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• amount of space something occupies

• Weight
• Volume
• Mass
• Density

amount of matter in an object (solid, liquid or gas)

• mass
• density
• weight
• volume

weight

• amount force exerted by mass

• amount of matter in an object (solid, liquid or gas)

• • amount of space something occupies

• • any substance that has mass and takes up space by having volume

a characteristic or a feature of a substance or an object

• quality
• property
• trait
• attribute

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• When matter is attracted to other matter. Usually happens in matter that is iron or nickel.

Opposite poles attract, like poles repel

• Gravity
• Friction
• Magnetism
• Electrostatics

• Physical State

• Solid, liquid, gas
• Liquid, gas, mist
• Solid, vapor, plasma

• Plasma, vapor, foam

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•  the ability of one substance to dissolve into another substance

• Magnetism

• Dissolution rate
• Solubility
• Concentration gradient

• matter that allows heat or electricity to travel through it.

• Refrigerant
• Conductor
• Semiconductor
• Insulator

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insulator

• A substance that allows all forms of energy to pass through easily.
• A type of material that generates heat.
• • An item that does NOT allow heat or electricity to pass through it

• A conductor that enhances the flow of electricity.

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