Matter Science Vocab

liquid water turning into a gas (or vapor)

• evaporation

• condensation

• precipitation

• transpiration

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a substance that takes the shape of an object or its container. Molecules flow freely

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

water vapor turning into a liquid; think clouds

• condensation

• evaporation

• transpiration

• precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

an air like substance with molecules very far apart

• gas

• solid

• liquid

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• volume

• weight

• matter

a firm stable substance, with molecules very close together. Holds it shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a mix of 2 or more substances that does NOT result in a new substance

• mixture

• solution

• mass

• weight

anything that has mass and takes up space

• matter

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

the amount of gravitational force acting on an object

• weight

• mass

• volume

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the amount of space an object takes up

• volume

• mass

• weight

• mixture