A column on the periodic table. Elements in the same column have similar properties.
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An element with some traits of both metals and nonmetals, like silicon.
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An element that is usually shiny, can be bent, and conducts heat and electricity well.
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An element without the typical combination of metallic properties; many conduct electricity poorly, but exceptions exist.
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A row across the table of elements, read from left to right.
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A trait that describes a material and helps you tell it apart from others.
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The temperature at which a liquid’s vapor pressure matches the surrounding pressure, allowing gas bubbles to form throughout the liquid.
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The visual appearance of light reaching the eye, depending on its wavelengths and how the eye responds.
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A substance made of two or more elements joined together chemically, like water (H₂O).
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A measure of how well a material allows heat or electricity to pass through it.
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The rule that matter is not created or destroyed in a change, so the total mass stays the same.
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How much mass is packed into a certain volume.
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A pure substance made of one kind of atom; chemical reactions cannot break it into simpler substances.
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How well a material resists being scratched.
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A measure of how easily a material can be bent or hammered into a new shape without breaking.
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The temperature at which a solid turns into a liquid.
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A chart of the elements arranged by increasing atomic number, with recurring patterns in properties.
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Matter changing between solid, liquid, and gas. The particles change how they move and how far apart they are.
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The greatest amount of a substance that can dissolve in a given amount of solvent under specified conditions, such as temperature.
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A fluid’s resistance to flowing; more resistant fluids flow less easily under the same conditions.
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