Terms that Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
Used to measure the volume of a liquid
What is a graduated container?
The smallest particle of any substance
What is an atom?
A characteristic that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
What is a physical property?
The state of matter in which a substance has a definite shape and a definite volume
What is a solid?
The measure of the amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
Used to measure the mass of an object
What is a balance?
Matter that is formed by combining atoms of different elements
What is a compound?
What the surface of an object feels like
What is texture?
The state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume, but no definite shape
What is a liquid?
The amount of space that a substance takes up
What is volume?
Used to measure the volume of a box of books
What is a ruler?
A substance that is made up of only one kind of atom, ex. gold or silver
What is an element?
The physical property of matter observed when brownies are baking or electrical wires are burning
What is odor?
The state of matter in which a substance has no definite shape and no definite volume
What is a gas?
The mass of an object in a certain volume, or space
What is density?
This can be used to measure the volume of unusually shaped objects, such as a king's crown
What is water displacement?
When two or more atoms are joined together
What is a molecule?
The ability of something to bend without breaking
What is flexibility?
The state of matter in which the particles can easily be compressed, are very active, and spread apart until they meet a barrier that contains them
What is a gas?
The worldview in which the Bible shapes the way a person thinks, believes, and lives
What is a biblical worldview?
Multiplying length x width x height of a regularly shaped object, like a box of books, will help you determine this
What is the volume?
Matter is made up of tiny particles that are _________ in motion
What is always?
The physical property of matter observed when light bounces off an object
What is reflectivity?
The state of matter in which the particles have a strong attraction to each other, are close together, and do not vibrate very much
What is a solid?
Natural processes explain the existence of everything and matter was created by the big bang
What is a naturalistic worldview
These scientists help others by designing, creating, and testing materials to make new products
What is a materials engineer?
The measure of the force of gravity on an object
What is weight?
The ability of a substance to transfer electrical or thermal energy
What is conductivity?
The state of matter in which the particles move more than the particles in solids do, and the attraction between the particles is strong enough to keep the matter from completely spreading out
What is a liquid?