Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is a solid?

Back

A state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume.

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What does it mean to dissolve?

Back

To spread out equally in a liquid and form a solution.

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-4

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What is relative density?

Back

Whether something sinks or floats in water.

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What is the state of matter?

Back

A physical property that describes matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is mass?

Back

The amount of matter in an object.

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What is weight?

Back

The force exerted by gravity on an object.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

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What is volume?

Back

The amount of space an object occupies.

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What is a liquid?

Back

A state of matter that has a fixed volume but takes the shape of its container.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is a gas?

Back

A state of matter that has no fixed shape or volume.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4