Solids, liquids, and gases Week 1

A substance that is made entirely from one type of particle.

• states of matter

• atom

• element

• solid

Anything that has mass and takes up space, including solids, liquids, and gases.

• states of matter

• atom

• element

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A substance or object that is firm and stable in shape.

• solid

• liquid

• matter

• gas

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

When heat is applied to a substance the particles will move further apart and it will change into another form.

• states of matter

• atom

• element

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Every solid, liquid, or gas is made up of these. They are the smallest pieces of matter.

• states of matter

• atom

• element

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A substance that conforms to the shape of its container, has a fixed volume, and flows.

• solid

• liquid

• surface tension

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A substance that expands to fill all of a container; it does not have a fixed shape and it does not have a fixed volume.

• solid

• liquid

• surface tension

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When heat is taken away from a substance the particles will move closer together and it will become another form.

• states of matter

• atom

• element

• solid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The amount of space occupied by an object or substance. Some ways that this is important is in cooking and baking (using measuring cups) or the right dosage in medicines and fluids.

“It’s the space that something’s insides and outsides take up.”

• volume

• mass

• density

• element

The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.     

“All of the stuff that makes up an object.  The quantity of something.  It is a more accurate way of weighing something.”

• volume

• mass

• density

• element