firm but easily broken
brittle
having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat
conductor
a measure of how much matter is in a certain volume of a substance
density
crevices or broken areas in a substance
cleavage and fracture
the property of being rigid and resistant to pressure
hardness
the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
luster
the degree to which an object can be shaped or bent or drawn out
malleability
substances that exhibit some properties of metals and nonmetals
metalloids
substances that have the physical properties of luster, conductivity, malleability, and ductility; may appear in all three states of matter
metals
substances that have the physical properties of being dull, insulators, and brittle; may appear in all three states of matter
nonmetals
properties of an object you can see or observe
observable properties
a construct whereby objects can be distinguished
physical properties
sets of specific steps that must be completed to reproduce the same result under the same conditions
procedures
equipment, such as goggles and aprons, used for protection in an experiment
protective safety equipment
the color of a crushed mineral’s powder
streak
