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Science Definitions

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SCIENCE DEFINITIONS

A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION BY: BRY MIER
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APPEARANCE

  • Color, size, shape, texture, luster
  • (How a substance reflects light)
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BUOYANCY

  • Tendency to float or rise in a fluid
  • (liquid or gas)

BOILING POINT

  • Tempature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas
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CONDUCTIVITY

  • Ability of a substance to conduct heat, sound, or electricity
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DENSITY

  • Amount of matter in a given volume;
  • Expressed as D = m/v
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DUCTILITY

  • Ability of a substance to be pulled into a thin strand, such as a wire
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HARDNESS

  • Ability of a substance to resist being scratched
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MAGNETISM

  • Ability to attract iron

MALLEABILITY

  • Ability of a substance to be pressed or pounded into a thin sheet
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MASS

  • Measure of the amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas.
  • (Measured in grams)
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MELTING POINT

  • Temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid
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ODOR

  • Ability of a substance to give off a certain smell

SOLUBILITY

  • Ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

STATES OF MATTER

  • Matter exists as a solid, liquid, or gas

TEMPERATURE

  • Amount of energy in matter
  • (measured in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit)
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VOLUME

  • Amount of space an object or substance takes up, measured in cm3 or ml
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THE END

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