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The Physical Properties of Matter Unit Review
Vocabulary Test
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Science
5th Grade
10/26/2009

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Freezing Point
Definition

The _________ is the temperature at which a liquid becomes a solid.

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Density
Definition

______ is the amount of matter contained in an oject.

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Melting Point
Definition

The ______ is the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid.

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Temperature
Definition

_______ is the measure of the average heat or thermal energy of a substance.

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Boiling Point
Definition

The ______ is the temperature at which liquid becomes a gas.

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Buoyancy
Definition

______ is the upward pressure on a floating object.

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Conductor
Definition

A ______ is material that allows heat, electricity, or sound to pass through it.

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Insulator
Definition

An ______ is material that does not allow heat, electricity, or sound to pass through it. 

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Heat Resistant
Definition

material is ______ when heat does not pass through it.

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Mixture
Definition

A _______ is matter made up of two or more substances.

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Physical Properties
Definition

The ______ are characteristics that can be detected or measure by the senses.

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Dissolves
Definition

a substance _______ when you can no longer see the particles of the substance suspended in the liquid.  A solution is made.

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Sound
Definition

______ is produced by a vibrating object.

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Solution
Definition

A _______ is a mixture in which the different particles are spread evenly throughout the liquid.

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Matter
Definition

______ is anything that has mass and takes up space (volume).

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Solid
Definition

A ______ is matter that has definite shape and a definite volume.

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Metals
Definition

_______ are elements that usually have a shiny surface, and are generally good conductors of heat and electricity.


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Magnetism
Definition

_______ is the force that causes a nail or paper clip to be pulled toward a magnet.

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Liquid
Definition

A _______ is matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.

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Alloy
Definition

An ______ is a solution of two or more metals, which has properties of its own.

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Gas
Definition

A ______ is matter that does not have a definite shape or volume.

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Curcuit
Definition

A ______ is the complete path of an electric current.

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Conductivity
Definition

______ is ablility of a material to allow heat, electricity, or sound to pass through it.

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Heat
Definition

______ is the movement of thermal energy from warm matter to cooler matter; the faster the molecules move the hotter the object.

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Current
Definition

A ______ is the stream of electrical energy.

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