Vocabulary 6
the amount of pressure a material can withstand without cracking or breaking
Tensile Strength
All light passes through, clearly see through it.
transparent
A fluid that does not follow Newton’s laws of viscosity
Non-newtonian Liquid
The ability to be deformed or molded, pounded into a thin sheet
Malleability
The ability to resist flow
Viscosity
the ability of dissolved chemicals to give off light after absorbing radiation
Flourescence
action of adhering to a surface
Adhesion
the ability to stretch
Elasticity
the measure of the ability to fracture with a certain amount of plastic deformation
Brittleness
the ability to be able to burn
Flammability
sticking together of particles of the same substance
Cohesion
The point at which a substance has dissolved the most solute it can
Saturation
the measure of dissolved salts in water
Salinity
how it feels to the touch
Texture
The ability to stretch and turn into a wire
Ductility
No light passes through
Opaque
how easily a substance will vaporize
Volatility
Some light passes through, not high visibility by looking through it
Translucent
the property of conducting heat, energy, or sound
Conductivity
the ability to ignite at a flash point of 100° or higher
Combustibility
the movement of molecules throughout a liquid
Diffusion
the property that describes how light is reflected
Luster
Solid turns to gas instantly without liquid state
Sublimation