Review - Topic I - Properties of Matter

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terms, definitions, and concepts about the properties and models of matter.

Property

A characteristic of a material, such as color and odor.

Observe

To use your senses to gather information about something.

Describe

To tell about the properties of something.

Heat Conductor

A property of a material that transfers heat, such as metal.

Electrical Conductor

A property of a material that transfers electricity, such as copper wire.

Magnetism

A property of materials that determines whether it is attracted to a magnet.

Solubility

A property of a material that refers to how well it dissolves in another material, such as water.

Element

Matter that is only made up of one kind of atom.

Atom

The smallest part of an element that still has the properties of that element.

Atomic theory

The idea that everything is made of small particles.

Compound

Matter made of two or more elements.

Molecule

The smallest particle of a compound that still has the properties of that compound.

Conclude

To use data and facts to make a statement.

Organize

To sort something.

States of Matter

The three main forms of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.

Temperature

A measure of how fast the particles of an object are moving.

Mass

The amount of matter in a substance, usually measured in units of grams ($\text{g}$) or kilograms ($\text{kg}$).

Volume

The amount of space a material or object takes up, measured in liters ($\text{L}$) or milliliters ($\text{mL}$).

Texture

The surface structure that you can feel by touching a material.

Hardness

A property of a solid that you can feel, where hard materials keep their shape when pushed or struck and soft materials tend to bend.