Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Matter
Liquid changes to gas
Evaporation
Two or more substances are combined, but each keeps its own properties.
Mixture
A force that can attract certain metals or cause magnets to attract or repel.
Magnetism
Scientists put objects into groups based on similar properties. What are they doing?
Classifying
The amount of matter in an object.
Mass
A gas changes into a liquid
Condensation
Salt is stirred into water until it dissolves evenly. What was created?
Solution
The upward force from water that helps an object float.
Buoyancy
A scientist describes an object as shiny, smooth, and silver. These descriptions are examples of what?
Physical Properties
How hot or cold something is
Temperature
Sugar is stirred into water and seems to disappear. What happened to the sugar?
Dissolved
Trail mix contains cereal, pretzels, and raisins that you can still see. Is it a mixture or solution?
Mixture
A paper clip moves toward a magnet without being touched. What force caused this?
Magnetism
Which vocabulary word means to take the different parts of a mixture apart?
Separate
The form of matter: solid, liquid or gas
Physical State
An ice cube melts, but the amount of matter stays the same. This means the matter was _____.
Conserved
Using a strainer to remove pasta from water is an example of doing what?
Separating a mixture
This compares how dense an object is to another substance and helps predict whether it will sink or float.
Relative Density
A student says, “The salt disappeared when it was stirred into water, so it isn't there anymore.” What actually happened to the salt?
It disappeared!
A trait of matter that can be observed or measured without changing what it is.
Physical Property
A puddle disappears on a hot day. What physical state did the water start in, what state did it become, AND what process caused the change?
Liquid to gas; Evaporation
Lily mixes sand with water. Ben mixes sugar with water until the sugar can no longer be seen. Who made the solution?
Ben
A cork floats in water, but a rock sinks. What property helps scientists explain the difference?
Relative Density
Water droplets form on the outside of a cold cup. A student says the water leaked through the cup. What actually caused the droplets?
Condensation