Vocab 1
A measure of how hot or cold something is.
What is temperature?
To stay on or near the surface of water or another liquid
What is float?
To go down below the surface of a liquid
What is sink?
The tool that we use to measure temperature
What is a thermometer?
Items that are this float in water
What is less dense than water?
To pull toward
What is attract?
An object that can attract certain metals
What is a magnet?
The ability to attract certain metals
What is magnetism?
The two tools that we use to measure mass
What is a scale and a balance?
Items that are this sink in water
What is more dense than water?
A state of matter that has its own shape
What is solid?
A state of matter that takes the shape of the container it is in
What is liquid?
A state of matter that does not have its own shape
What is gas?
The state of matter of a t-shirt
What is solid?
This object is used to test magnetism in an object
What is a magnet?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is matter?
The forms in which matter exists, solid, liquid, and gas
What is physical state?
The ability to sink or float in water
What is relative density?
The state of matter of a milkshake
What is a liquid?
Are these items magnetic or non-magnetic: wood, paper, copper, and plastic
Non-magnetic
A material that is usually shiny and conducts electricity well
What is metal?
A measure of the amount of matter in an object
What is mass?
A characteristic of matter that can be observed, measured, or tested
What is a physical property
The state of matter of the helium in a balloon
What is gas?
Are these items magnetic or non-magnetic: steel, iron, nickel, and cobalt
Magnetic