Vocab

3. To sort or put based on similar and dissimilar physical, chemical, or biological
4. A physical property that describes the ability of a substance to transfer heat or electrical energy
9. A characteristic that can be observed or measured without changing the substance
11. A physical property that describes the ability of a material to be permanently reshaped without breaking or cracking
12. A material that does not conduct heat or electric current
13. A physical property that describes the way the surface of a substance shines or reflects light, ranging between metallic (shiny) and nonmetallic (dull)

1. more likely to break than to bend
2. Elements that are typically not shiny, not malleable, and poor conductors of heat and electricity; usually gases or brittle solids
4. A substance that allows the flow of electrical charge or transfers thermal energy through matterElement A pure substance composed of the same type of atom throughout
5. A table in which all the known elements arearranged by properties and are represented bychemical symbols
6. Elements that are typically solid, shiny, malleable, and good conductors of heat and electricity; includes most elements
7. Elements that have properties of both metals and nonmetals; sometimes referred to as semiconductors
8. A substance whose electric conductivity falls between that of a conductor and an insulator; the foundation of modern electronics
10. Anything that has volume and mass