Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is mass?

Back

The amount of matter in an object.

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What does a conductor do?

Back

Allows energy to travel.

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What is matter?

Back

Everything that takes up space and has mass.

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What is a liquid?

Back

A material with NO definite shape and a definite volume.

Front

What materials are magnetic?

Back

Iron, Nickel, and Steel.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

Front

What is volume?

Back

The amount of space an object occupies.

Front

What is a solid?

Back

A material with a definite shape and volume.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Front

What is a gas?

Back

A material with NO definite shape and NO definite volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Front

What is density?

Back

The mass of a substance divided by its volume.

Front

What is an insulator?

Back

A material that stops or slows down energy.

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3