Properties of Matter Vocabulary

Evaporation

• The process by which molecules in a liquid state gain enough energy to enter the gaseous state, occurring at any temperature.

• The process of converting a solid directly into a gas without passing through the liquid state.

• The process of a gas turning into a liquid when cooled.

• The process of a liquid turning into a solid when cooled.

Flammability

• The ability of a substance to burn or ignite, causing fire or combustion.

• The resistance of a substance to heat and fire.

• The capacity of a substance to dissolve in water.

• The ability of a substance to conduct electricity.

Conductivity

• The ability of a material to conduct heat or electricity, often used to describe metals.

• The resistance of a material to the flow of heat or electricity.

• The property of a material to insulate against heat or electricity.

• The ability of a material to reflect heat or electricity.

Ductility

• The ability of a material to be stretched into a wire without breaking.

• The ability of a material to resist deformation under stress.

• The ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation.

• The ability of a material to conduct electricity.

Color

• The property of an object that is determined by the way it reflects light.

• The temperature of an object.

• The weight of an object.

• The texture of an object.

Solubility

• The ability of a substance to change its state from solid to liquid.

• The physical property that describes the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, typically water.

• The measure of how much solute can be dissolved in a solvent at a given temperature.

• The process of separating a mixture into its individual components.

Malleability

• The ability of a substance to be deformed or shaped under compressive stress, often used in metals.

• The ability of a substance to conduct electricity.

• The ability of a substance to resist deformation under stress.

• The ability of a substance to dissolve in water.

Condensation

• The change of state from a gas to a liquid, often occurring when gas cools down.

• The process of a liquid turning into a gas when heated.

• The transformation of a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid first.

• The mixing of two gases to form a new compound.

Boiling

• The process of turning a liquid into vapor when it reaches its boiling point, characterized by the formation of bubbles.

• A method of cooking food by submerging it in hot oil.

• The process of freezing a liquid into a solid state.

• A technique used to evaporate water from a solution.

Density

• The mass of a substance divided by its volume, often used to determine whether an object will float or sink in a fluid.

• The weight of an object in air divided by its volume.

• The total mass of an object regardless of its volume.

• The volume of a substance divided by its mass.