Properties of Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• volume

• matter

• energy

characteristics used to describe an object

• properties

• sublimation

• phase changes

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

any of the four physical forms of matter (solid, liquid, gas, plasma)

• condensation

• state of matter

• properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

state of matter with a definite shape AND a definite volume

• solid

• liquid

• gas

state of matter with a definite volume, but not definite shape

• solid

• liquid

• gas

state of matter that has NO definite shape OR volume

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

state of matter made up of electrically charged particles; found in sun and stars in natural state

• solid

• gas

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a change in matter from one state to another

• state of matter

• chemical change

• phase change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

change in state from a liquid to a gas

• melting

• freezing

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

change in state from a liquid to a solid

• melting

• freezing

• evaporation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4