Properties of Matter Vocabulary

The amount of matter in a solid, liquid, or gas

• Mass

• Volume

• state of matter

• conductivity

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

the ability of an object to attract certain metal objects

• conductivity

• attract

• melting point

• magnetism

the amount of space an object takes up

• density

• matter

• mass

• volume

to push away

• attract

• repel

• matter

• solubility

a substance that has a definite shape and volume

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• matter

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

to push towards

• solution

• solubility

• attract

• repel

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-4

the mass of an object divided by its volume

• matter

• volume

• mass

• density

anything that has mass and takes up space

• solution

• mass

• matter

• liquid

a substance that has a definite volume but no definite shape

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• mixture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a substance without a definite volume or shape

• liquid

• solid

• freezing point

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4