Science Unit 1 Vocabulary

Matter takes up space and has _______.

• gas

• particles

• mass

• solute

Characteristics of matter that we can observe:

• chemical reactions

• physical properties

• visible particles

• only color and texture

The amount of matter in an object.

• volume

• shape

• particles

• mass

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The measure of how many particles are packed together in matter:

• solid

• density

• mass

• volume

The amount of __________ an object or substance takes up.

• space

• shape

• matter

• solid

Matter exists in three states: _________, __________, and __________.

• solid

• gas

• water

• liquid

A state of matter that has definite volume and shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• matter

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A state of matter with a definite volume but no definite shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• water

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A state of matter with no definite volume or shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• ice

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A phase change (changing between states of matter) happens when _________ is added or removed.

• matter

• liquid

• heat energy

• a molecule

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