Vocabulary
Anything that has mass and takes up space.
MATTER
The ability to dissolve in another substance.
SOLUBILITY
The ability of a substance to react with water.
reactivity with water
Melting point
physical property
Unit for mass in the metric system.
gram, kilogram
Amount of matter in a given space.
DENSITY
When matter floats on the surface of water
LOW DENSITY
The chemical make-up of matter.
COMPOSITION
Odor
physical property
Unit for temperature
Fahrenheit or Celcius
The three states of matter.
solid, liquid, and gas.
The ability to scratch something else.
HARDNESS
The ability to burn.
FLAMMABILITY
Malleability
physical property
Unit for time.
second, minute, hour, day
The amount of space matter takes up.
VOLUME
The liquid always at the bottom of a density column.
most dense liquid
Chemical properties can be observed only when this changes.
composition or identity
Ability to tarnish
chemical property
Unit for volume in the metric system.
Liter, Milliliter, or cubic centimeter
Measure of the gravity on an object.
WEIGHT
The ability to be pounded flat or into shapes.
malleability
Chemical property that is harmful to health.
TOXICITY
Nonflammable
chemical property
Unit for length in the metric system.
centimeter, meter, kilometer