Properties of matter vocab

5. the state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal friction.
10. the quality of something that can be shaped into something else without breaking
11. a change in appearance
13. one thousandth of a kilogram
14. a change of materials into another, new materials with different properties and one or more than one new substances are formed.
15. a characteristic of matter that is unrelated to its chemical composition
16. how tightly packed substance is
18. how easily an object combusts
19. elements with high electrical conductivity, malleability, and ductility
21. the characteristic ability of a substance to react to form new substances
23. the tendency of matter to change in shape, volume, and area in response to a change in temperature
25. the ability to return to a material’s original shape after stretching
26. a material's ability to undergo significant plastic deformation under tensile stress before rapture
27. resistance of a material to localized plastic deformation

1. he body of theory which explains the physical properties of matter in terms of the motions of its constituent particles.
2. he point of temperature at which a substance changes
3. a physical substance
4. having the structure and form of a crystal
6. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
7. the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.
8. an object that doesn’t conduct electricity
9. maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking.
12. without a clearly defined shape or form
17. base SI measurement of mass
19. the measure of an amount of matter in a body
20. the amount of space a substance occupies
22. how well an object can hold the flow of electricity
24. how delicate a material is