Properties of Matter

1. a combination of two or more substances that can be easily separated in some physical way
3. energy related to the temperature of an object or a substance
5. the forms matter can take, such as solid, liquid, and gas; sometimes called phases of matter
10. floating or sinking when compared to water
12. a state of matter in which the substance expands to take both the shape and the volume of its container
13. properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed without changing the matter itself
14. a substance or object that allows energy to flow through it easily
15. a type of mixture in which the particles of one or more substances are dissolved (uniformly dispersed throughout) in another substance
17. the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, such as sugar dissolving in water

2. energy that is absorbed or delivered by an electric circuit
4. the amount of matter in something
6. anything that has mass and takes up space
7. the decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, volume (capacity), and weight or mass
8. a substance or object that does not allow energy to flow through it easily
9. the process by which substances break down into small pieces and spread evenly throughout a liquid (water)
11. a force of attraction that causes a magnetic material to move
15. definite shape and size
16. take the shape of their container, filling the bottom of the container first; has the ability to flow