5.5A Physical Properties of Matter Vocabulary/ Sally

The phase of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• solubility

characteristics or features of a substance

• matter

• physical property

• solubility

• mass

Natural mineral that looks like gold in color and shine

• lead

• silver

• pyrite

• gold

A phase of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume

• solid

• density

• insulator

• gas

a material that limits or stops heat or electricity from passing through easily- rubber, wood, plastic, etc.

• conductor

• mass

• insulator

• volume

the ability of an object to transfer heat or electricity to another object.

• solubility

• mass

• conductivity

• volume

a change from one state of matter to another when heat is added or taken away

• conductor

• insulator

• phase change

• weight

anything that has mass and takes up space

• matter

• solubility

• density

• volume

to dissolve or evenly combine with another substance, to become part of a solution SOL family.

• phase change

• solubility

• magnetism

• matter

the amount of space an object takes up- measured with a graduated cylinder in milliliter (mL)

• less dense

• volume

• mass

• magnetism