Vocabulary
Physical Properties
Solids
Liquids
Gas
100
Anything that has mass and volume.
matter
100
Yellow is an example of what physical property?
color
100
The form of water when it is a solid.
ice
100
The form of water when it is a liquid.
water
100
The form of water when it is a gas.
water vapor
200
A tool used to measure mass.
balance scale
200
Cube is an example of what physical property?
shape
200
What property was Archimedes measuring when he submerged the king's crown under water.
volume
200
To measure the mass of a liquid you would need to use what instrument?
balance scale
200
Describe the molecules in a gas.
They are spread apart a lot and moving a lot. Some even leave the container if there is an opening.
300
A tool used to measure weight.
spring scale
300
Soft is an example of what physical property?
hardness
300
To find the weight of a solid you would need what instrument?
a spring scale
300
What is needed to change an ice cube into water?
heat energy
300
What happens when water is poured into a jar and the gas cannot escape?
The water cannot go into the jar because the gas prevents the water from entering.
400
A tool used to measure volume.
graduated cylinder
400
Smooth is an example of what physical property?
texture
400
Describe the molecules in a solid.
They are very close together and barely moving.
400
Describe the molecules in a liquid.
They are slightly spread apart and moving around slightly- more than a solid and less than a gas.
400
Name the 4 properties of a gas.
Gas has mass, volume, can be compressed, and takes the shape of its container and fills it up.
500
A unit of measurement used to measure mass.
gram
500
Name 3 physical properties of a golf ball.
white, sphere, hard, smooth, about 3 cm in diameter, about 30 grams,...
500
The point at which a liquid becomes a solid.
freezing point
500
The point at which a solid becomes a liquid.
Melting point
500
The point in which a liquid becomes a gas.
boiling point
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