Classification of Matter Vocabulary Quiz

The measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a material

• Atom

• Thermal Energy

• Temperature

• Substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Two or more atoms that are held together by covalent bonds and act as a unit.

• Pressure

• Thermal Contraction

• Chemical Formula

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A chemical bond that involves the sharing of electron pairs between atoms.

• Molecule

• Covalent Bond

• Compound

• Temperature

Chemical Bond that donates an electron to the other atom participating in the bond.

• Element

• Ionic Bond

• Covalent Bond

• Thermal Energy

Energy due to motion

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Atom

• Substance

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A small particle that is the building block of matter.

• Molecule

• Thermal Expansion

• Atom

• Substance

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles.

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Potential Energy

• Chemical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS3-2

Matter with a composition that is always the same.

• Atom

• Molecule

• Compound

• Substance

The result of the motion of all the particles and the distance and attractions between those particles in the system.

• Potential Energy

• Kinetic Energy

• Thermal Energy

• Chemical Energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A substance that consists of only one type of atom.

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

• Element