Unit 1: Matter Vocabulary

The physical forms (such as solid, liquid, and gas) that matter can exist in.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• States of Matter

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The state of matter that has a definite volume and a definite shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

The state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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The state of matter that does not have a definite volume or a definite shape.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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The amount of matter in an object.

• Physical Property

• Matter

• Mass

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

• Physical Property

• Mass

• Matter

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A characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure directly.

• Mass

• Physical Property

• Matter

The amount of matter present in a certain volume of a substance.

• Density

• Volume

The amount of space an object takes up.

• Volume

• Density

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

• Temperature

• Magnetism

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