Physical Science Vocabulary

What is the vocabulary term for anything that has mass and takes up space?

• Mass

• Matter

• Solid

• Motion

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

What is the vocabulary term for matter that does not have a fixed volume or shape but will completely take up all the space in a container?

• Liquid

• Matter

• Solid

• Gas

What is the vocabulary term for matter that has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape and will take the shape of any container it is placed in?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

• Matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What is the vocabulary term for matter that has a fixed volume and a fixed shape and will not lose its shape?

• Liquid

• Gas

• Solid

• Matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the vocabulary term for a process in which one or more substances are changed into one or more different substances?

• Chemical Properties

• Physical Change

• Law of Conservation of Mass/Matter

• Chemical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is the vocabulary term for a change that affects the form of a substance (such as state of matter),

but does not change the chemical composition of the substance?

• Physical Properties

• Chemical Properties

• Physical Change

• Chemical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the vocabulary term for the concentration of matter in an object; how tightly or loosely packed the atoms are?

• Matter

• Mass

• Expansion

• Density

What is the vocabulary term for the amount of space in something?

• Weight

• Mass

• Volume

• Matter

What is the vocabulary term for the process by which a liquid changes into a gas?

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Condensation

• Precipitation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the vocabulary term for the change from a liquid to a solid?

• Melting

• Freezing

• Evaporation

• Boiling