Properties of Matter Vocabulary (5th Grade)

__________ is the smallest part of an element that still has the properties of the element

• molecule

• atom

• particle

a _________ is the smallest part of a COMPOUND that still has the properties of that compound.

• molecule

• element

• neutron

___________ is the idea that everything is made of small particles.

• Mass

• Chemical change

• The Atomic Theory

The amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas is __________

• mass

• volume

• density

The type of matter made of two or more elements is

• a gas

• a compound

• a proton

Volume is ________

• a knob to raise the sound of the radio.

• an objects weight.

• The amount of space an object takes up.

________ is the measure of how fast particles in an object are moving.

• thermometer

• temperature

• length

______ is a substance WITHOUT a definite volume or shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

A substance that has a DEFINITE shape and volume is called a

• solid

• liquid

• gas

A substance which has a definite volume but no definite shape is a

• solid

• liquid

• gas