| Term | Definition |
| classify | to group objects in ways they are alike/by properties |
| attract | draw to or near |
| characteristic | a part of a person, plant, animal, or object that helps identify it |
| compare | to examine two or more things and to show how they are similar to or different from each other |
| density | the concentration of matter in an object |
| differentiate | to recognize or express the difference betweent hings or people |
| dissolve | to add solution to a liquid so that the solid or gas disappears |
| float | to stay on top of a liquid or a gas |
| iron filings | fragments of iron rubbed off by a file |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object, measure in grams |
| measure | to find the size, length, or amount of something compared to a standard |
| mixture | a combination of two or more substances that do not form a new substance and can still be separated |
| physical properties | characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without change |
| solution | a mixture in which the molecules of one substance are mixed in another so that you can't tell the two apart |
| texture | the way that a surface or material feels when you touch it |
| volume | the amount of space an object or substance takes up |
| weight | a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
| filter | a tool used to separate parts of a mixture |
| repel | to push each other away with magnetic force |
| ingredient | one of the things that goes into a mixture |
| iron | a strong metal that is attracted to a magnet |
| magnetism | a force that attracts or pushes away matter |
| magnetic charge | the charge on either end of a magnet that either pushes something away or pulls it closer |