Properties of Matter

1. The measure of the mass of a substance compared to its volume.
4. The ability of a substance to scratch another substance.
7. The type of conductivity that determines how easily heat moves through a substance.
10. How easily energy moves through a substance.
13. The weight of matter.
16. The state of matter which will expand to fill the available space
17. The amount of space matter occupies.
18. The strength that determines how much force a substance can withstand until it gets crushed.
19. How much heat energy is required to increase the temperature of a substance.
20. A substance that readily passes electricity or heat through it, eg metals.

2. The ability of a substance to tolerate forces.
3. The strength that determines how much force is required to stretch a substance until it breaks.
5. The measure of how easily a substance is able to be compressed or squashed.
6. The measure of the thickness of a liquid.
8. The type of conductivity that determines how easily an electric current flows through a substance.
9. The state of matter with a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container.
11. The ability of one substance to spread throughout another substance.
12. A substance that does not readily allow electricity or heat to flow through it, eg rubber or wood.
14. The ability of a substance, usually a metal, to create and be affected by magnetic fields.
15. The state of matter with a fixed shape and volume.