Science - Matter Vocabulary Preview

Science - Matter Vocabulary Preview

by KELLY COOTS

​Atoms

​The smallest possible unit of a chemical element

Multiple Choice

An atom is the ______________ possible unit of a chemical element.

• largest

• smallest

• element

• unit

​Electron

​a very small piece of matter and energy

Multiple Choice

An electron is a very small piece of ___________ and energy.

• mass

• energy

• matter

• atom

​Magnify

​to enlarge in fact or appearance

Multiple Choice

To magnify something means to _______________ in fact or appearance

• push

• show

• engage

• enlarge

​Neutron

​a small particle present in nucleus of all atoms that has no charge

Multiple Choice

A neutron is a small particle present in the nucleus of all atoms that has _________________.

• a positive charge

• a negative charge

• no charge

• an electric charge

​Proton

​a very small particle that exists in the nucleus in every atom and has a positive charge of electricity

Multiple Choice

a very small particle that exists in the nucleus in every atom and has a _______ charge of electricity

• strong

• neutral

• positive

• negative

​Theory

an explanation for why things work or how things happen​

Multiple Choice

A theory is an ____________for why things work or how things happen

• question

• statement

• explanation

• word

​Texture

the structure, feel, and appearance of something.​

Multiple Choice

Texture is the structure, __________, and appearance of something

• feel

• mass

• weight

• smell

​Volume

the amount of space the object takes up

​

Multiple Choice

Volume is the amount of _______the object takes up

• mass

• time

• space

• area

​Solid

a sample of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined​

Multiple Choice

A solid a sample of matter that retains its ________and density when not confined

• energy

• time

• shape

• texture

​Density

 a word we use to describe how much space an object or substance takes up (its volume) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance (its mass).​

Multiple Choice

Density is  a word we use to describe how much space an object or substance takes up (its _______) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance

(its ________).

• matter, weight

• volume, matter

• volume, mass

• mass, matter

​Dissolve

to mix completely with liquid​

Multiple Choice

Dissolve means to ______ completely with liquid

• float

• dissolve

• melt

• mix

​Freezing

​the process when a liquid turns into a solid

Multiple Choice

Freezing is the process when a liquid turns into a ____

• water

• air

• gas

• solid

​Gas

a state of matter that has no fixed shape and no fixed volume​

Multiple Choice

Gas is a state of matter that has _____ fixed shape and _____ fixed volume

• no, a

• a, no

• no, no

• a, a

​Liquid

​a form of matter that flows easily and is neither a solid nor a gas

Multiple Choice

Liquid is a form of __________that flows easily and is neither a solid nor a gas

• liquid

• matter

• gas

• water

​Mixture

two or more substances combined together in such a way that each remains unchanged​

Multiple Choice

A mixture is two or more substances combined together in such a way that each remains __________.

• still

• changed

• mixed

• unchanged

​Mass

the amount of matter or substance that makes up an object​

Multiple Choice

Mass is the amount of __________________ or substance that makes up an obect

• weight

• ma

• matter

• volume

Particles​

tiny bits of matter that make up everything in the universe​

Multiple Choice

Particles are tiny bits of _______that make up everything in the universe

• vo

• density

• mass

• matter

​Melting

​change of a solid into a liquid when heat is applied

Multiple Choice

Melting is a change of a solid into a liquid when ______ is applied

• energy

• mass

• water

• heat

​Property

what a material or substance is like and how it behaves​

Multiple Choice

A property is what a material or substance is like and how it _______.

• starts

• behaves

• reacts

• jumps