Physical Properties of Matter

essential vocabulary

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A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured and can be changed without changing the matter itself.
Physical properties
A charcteristic used to describe matter
Property
How a substance feels or looks.
Texture
How a substance smells
Odor
A substance that allows electricity to easily travel through it.
Conductor
A substance that does not allow electricity to pass through it easily.
Insulator
A description of substances attracted to magnetic force.
Magnetic
The temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.
Boiling point
The temperature at which a substance changes from a soild to a liquid.
Melting point