1. Properties of Matter

2. Vocabulary Words Matter Mass Volume
Physical Properties Chemical Property State of Matter
Texture Color Odor
Hardness Magnetism Conductivity
Viscosity Malleability Ductility
Solubility Density Reactivity
Oxidation Flammability

3. Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space.

4. Mass
The amount of matter in an object.

5. Volume
The amount of space an object takes up.

6. Physical Property
A characteristic describing a substance that can be measured without changing the chemical formula of the substance.

7. Chemical Property
A characteristic of a substance that can only be observed by altering the chemical makeup of the substance. (through a chemical reaction)

8. State of Matter
One of the four principal conditions in which matter exists—solid, liquid, gas,and plasma.

9. Texture
The feel, appearance, or consistancy of the surface of an object.

10. Color
The look of an object based on the way light rays bounce off the object into your eye.

11. Odor
The smell or vapor produced by an object.

12. Hardness
The ability of an object to resist being scratched, dented, or deformed.

13. Magnetism
Measurement of an object to be attracted to a magnet.

14. Conductivity
The measure of a given substance to conduct an electrical current.

15. Viscosity
The measure of a substance’s resistance to flow.

16. Malleability
Measurement of a substance’s ability to be shaped by hammering or applied pressure without breaking or shattering.

17. Ductility
Measurement of a substance’s ability to be stretched or pulled thin without breaking.
(ex. pulling metal into a wire shape.)

18. Solubility
Measurement of a substance’s ability to be dissolved in a certain solute.
(ex. sugar will dissolve in water, but oil will not dissolve or mix with water.)

19. Density Measurement of the compactness of a substance’s molecules.
Expressed as mass divided by volume.

20. Reactivity
Measurement of a substance’s ability and likelihood to undergo a chemical reaction with another substance.

21. Oxidation
Measurement of a substance’s ability and likelihood of reacting with oxygen.
ex.
burning - fast oxidation
rusting - slow oxidation

22. Flammability
Measurement of how likely or how easily a substance can be set on fire.
Measurement of a substance’s combustibility.