Properties of Matter

The amount of space something takes up.

• matter
• mass
• volume
• element

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• volume
• matter
• solid
• temperature

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

The measure of the energy of motion in the particles of matter, which we feel as how hot or cold something is.

• matter
• gas
• temperature
• atomic theory

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but no definite shape.

• gas
• liquid
• solid
• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The state of matter in which a substance has a definite shape and definite volume.

• solid
• gas
• atom
• liquid

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

The state of matter in which a substance does not have a definite shape or volume.

• element
• compound
• gas
• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A change in which the form or shape of a substance changes but the chemical makeup of the substance remains the same.

• chemical change
• reaction
• physical change
• solution

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-4

A change in one or more substances, caused by a reaction, that forms new and different substances.

• mixture
• physical change
• element
• chemical change

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The particles in a solid are...

• loose and have high energy

• tightly packed and have very little energy

• move freely and have lots of energy

The particles in a liquid are...

• loose and have high energy

• tightly packed and have very little energy

• move freely and have lots of energy