Matter and Motion vocabulary

Front

What is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume?

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Gas

Front

What is a state of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume?

Back

Solid

Front

What is anything that takes up space and has mass?

Back

Matter

Front

What is the behavioral pattern or tendency for an object to resist a change in motion?

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Inertia

Front

What is a mixture that has the same composition throughout (homogeneous)?

Back

Solution

Front

What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape?

Back

Liquid

Front

What is the force that pulls objects toward each other, such as the Earth pulling you down?

Back

Gravity

Front

What is the force that opposes the motion of two surfaces that are in contact?

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Friction

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?

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Mass

Front

What is the amount of space an object occupies?

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Volume