Matter Science Vocabulary

How much space matter takes up

• volume
• mass
• property
• solid

How much matter is in an object

• volume
• mass
• property
• solid

A characteristic of something

• volume
• mass
• property
• solid

Matter that has a definite shape and volume

• volume
• mass
• property
• solid

Matter that has a definite volume, but not a definite shape

• liquid
• gas
• mixture
• solution

Matter that has no definite shape or volume

• liquid
• gas
• mixture
• solution

Different types of matter mixed together

• liquid
• gas
• mixture
• solution

A type of mixture that has one type of matter spread evenly through another

• liquid
• gas
• mixture
• solution