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Materials Science Vocab Quiz

Terms in this set (26)

absorbent
soaks up water
artificial
made by people and does not occur in nature
bend
turn something straight to curved
brittle
hard, but breaks easily and suddenly
conductor
allows heat or electricity to flow easily
crush
squeeze or press until material loses its shape
elastic
can be stretched and squashed but returns to its original shape when released
flexible
bends or stretches easily without breaking
hard
will not scratch easily
heavy
large weight for its size
insulator
materials that will not let heat or electricity flow through it easily
lightweight
small weight for its size
magnetic
attracted to a magnet
material
anything used to make things
opaque
light cannot pass through it
property
a special quality
rigid
does not bend
rust
reddish-brown pitting or flaking of the surface of iron and steel
shatter
break up into many small pieces
soft
something easy to scratch
solvent
dissolves other substances
stretch
pull a material until it becomes longer
tear
pull a material apart by force
transparent
light can pass through it. you can see through it.
waterproof
a material that will not soak water
weak
something that will break easily
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