Matter Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for when something moves back and forth very quickly?

Back

Vibration

Front

What is the form of energy that makes things feel warm or hot?

Back

Heat

Front

What does the word 'transfer' mean?

Back

To move from one place to another.

Front

What happens to the particles of matter when it gets warmer?

Back

They move faster and spread out more.

Front

What is the boiling point?

Back

Temperature at which a liquid turns into a gas.

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

What are the three states of matter?

Back

Solid, liquid, gas.

Front

What is a solid?

Back

A state of matter with a definite shape and volume.

Front

What is a liquid?

Back

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

Front

What is a gas?

Back

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