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AWE5 Physical Properties
Physical Properties Vocabulary for 5th graders
10 cards·by jwhiteheadj
physical properties
a characteristic of matter that can be observed or mearusred and can be changed without
changing the matter itself
matter
anything that has mass and takes up space
mass
the amount of matter an object has
weight
the measure of the amount of gravity acting on an object's mass
volume
the amount of space taken up by matter
density
the amount of mass an object has in a certain volume
solubility
the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance
solid
a state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume
liquid
a state of matter that has a fixed volume, but its shape changes to match the shape of its
container
gas
a state of matter that does not have a fixed shape or volume