Matter Vocabulary

A tool that measures temperature.

• matter

• volume

• physical change

• thermometer

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

• matter

• volume

• physical change

• thermometer

The amount of space matter takes up.

• matter

• volume

• physical change

• thermometer

A change to matter without making it a new kind of matter.

• matter

• volume

• physical change

• thermometer

Matter that has its own volume but takes the shape of its container.

• gas

• liquid

• property

• solid

Matter that keeps its own size and shape.

• gas

• liquid

• property

• solid

Matter that does not have its own size and shape.

• gas

• liquid

• property

• solid

Something about an object that you can observe with your senses (color, size, texture, smell, etc..).

• gas

• liquid

• property

• solid

When a liquid changes to a solid.

• evaporate

• freeze

• melt

When a solid changes to a liquid.

• evaporate

• freeze

• melt