Science STAAR Vocabulary #1 Matter and Energy

Anything that has mass and takes up space in a mixture

• mass

• matter

• volume

• weight

A characteristic of a mixture that can be measured or observed

• mixture

• matter

• texture

• physical property

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

States of matter such as solids, liquids, and gases

• physical property

• matter

• physical state

• mixture

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What do you call a combination of substances where each retains its own properties?

• solution

• solubility

• conductor

• mixture

What is a type of mixture where one substance dissolves in another?

• solution

• soluable

• solubility

• relative density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

A material that allows electricity or heat to pass through it easily

• insulator

• flexibility

• conductor

• circuit

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A material that does NOT allow electricity or heat to pass through it easily; slows or stops the flow of energy

• Conductor

• circuit

• Flexibility

• Insulator

Boiling point is the temperature at which a liquid mixture changes into a gas

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Melting point is the temperature at which a mixture changes into a gas

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing point is the temperature at which a component of a mixture turns into a solid

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4