Amplify Science: Modeling Matter Vocab (modified)

A tiny piece of matter that is too small to see

• matter

• atom

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

To pull on an object, even without touching

• attract

• gravity

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

To mix evenly into a liquid by breaking apart into pieces that are too small to see

• dissolve

• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Information that supports an answer to a question

• explain

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

To describe how something works or why something happens

• explain

• evidence

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Something you figure out based on observations and what you already know

• observe

• inference

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The stuff that ALL things are made up of

• substance

• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Matter that is made of more than one substance

• model

• mixture

Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

• model

• property

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

A group of atoms joined together in a particular way

• substance

• molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1