5.5A Physical Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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characteristics or features of a substance

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physical property

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anything that has mass and takes up space

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matter

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

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to dissolve or evenly combine with another substance, to become part of a solution SOL family.

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solubility

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sink or float -the measure of how closely packed matter is in an object

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density

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

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The property of being attracted to a magnet - iron and steel have this property

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magnetism

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Solid, liquid, gas

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state of matter/phase of matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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a change from one state of matter to another when heat is added or taken away

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phase change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The phase of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume

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solid

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The phase of matter that has a definite volume, but not a definite shape, it takes the shape of its container

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liquid

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A phase of matter that does not have a definite shape or volume

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gas