Inspire Science Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• A measure of how much space an object takes up

• The amount of material in an object

• A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured

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What is the definition of mass?

• The way light bounces off an object

• The amount of material in an object

• A measure of how much space an object takes up

• The ability of a material to be attracted to a magnet

What does volume measure?

• The maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved

• A characteristic of matter that can only be observed when the type of matter changes

• A measure of how much space an object takes up

• The ability for energy to flow through a material

What is a physical property?

• A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured

• The ability of a material to be attracted to a magnet

• A type of mixture in which particles are scattered

• A mixture of substances that looks the same everywhere

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What is conductivity?

• The way light bounces off an object

• The ability for energy, such as electricity or heat, to flow through a material

• The maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved

• A characteristic that can only be observed when the type of matter changes

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What is a mixture?

• A type of mixture in which particles are scattered

• A physical combination of two or more substances that are blended together without forming new substances

• A mixture of substances that looks the same everywhere

• A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured

What is a colloid?

• A mixture of substances that looks the same everywhere

• A type of mixture in which the particles of one material are scattered through another without settling out

• The ability of a material to be attracted to a magnet

• The maximum amount of a substance that can be dissolved

What is a solution?

• A physical combination of two or more substances

• A type of mixture in which particles are scattered

• A mixture of substances that are blended so completely that the mixture looks the same everywhere

• A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured

What is a physical change?

• A change that produces new matter with different properties

• A change of matter in size, shape, or state that does not change the type of matter

• A physical law that states that matter is neither created nor destroyed

• A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume

What is a chemical change?

• A change of matter in size, shape, or state that does not change the type of matter

• A state of matter that has a definite volume but not definite shape

• A change that produces new matter with different properties from the original matter

• A state of matter that does not have its own shape or definite volume

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