SCIENCE DEFINITIONS

APPEARANCE

• Color, size, shape, texture, luster
• (How a substance reflects light)

BUOYANCY

• Tendency to float or rise in a fluid
• (Liquid or gas)

BOILING POINT

• Temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas

CONDUCTIVITY

• Ability of a substance to conduct heat, sound, or electricity

DENSITY

• Amount of matter in a given volume;
• Expressed as d= m/v

DUCTILITY

• Ability of a substance to be pulled into a thin strand, such as wire

HARDNESS

• Ability of a substance to resist being scratched

MAGNETISM

• Ability to attract iron

MALLEBILITY

• Ability of a substance to be pressed or pounded into a thin sheet

MASS

• Measure of the amount of matter in a solid,
• Liquid, or gas (measured in grams)

MELTING POINT

• Temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

ODOR

• Ability of a substance to give off a certain smell

SOLUBILITY

• Ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

STATE OF MATTER

• Matter exists as a solid, liquid, or gas

TEMPERATURE

• Amount of energy in matter (measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit )

VOLUME

• Amount of space an object or substance takes up, measured in cm3 or ml.