Matter and Energy

7. – a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated in some physical way
10. – a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily
11. of matter – the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas; sometimes called phases of matter
13. energy – energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric circuit
15. – the process of changing a substance from a solid to a liquid by adding thermal energy
18. – properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself

1. – a state of matter in which the substance takes the shape of the container and has an unchanged volume when poured from one container to another
2. – a type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are dissolved (uniformly dispersed throughout) in another substance
3. – the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water
4. energy – energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance
5. density – floating or sinking when compared to water
6. – a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily
8. – the process of forming a mixture of a substance broken down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid (water)
9. – a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
12. – a state of matter in which the substance has a set shape and size
14. – anything that has mass and takes up space
15. – an attracting or repelling force that causes a magnetic material to move
16. – the amount of matter in something
17. system – the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass