Properties of Matter Vocabulary

A state of matter with a definite shape and volume. The molecules are very CLOSE together with little movement. 

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

This type of change will create a new substance. A reaction occurs.

• Chemical Change

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

• Physical Change

A state of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape. The molecules are slightly apart, but move freely by one another. 

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

The measure of gravitational force on an object.

• Volume

• Weight

• Mass

A state of matter with no definite shape or volume. The molecules are FAR apart with a lot of movement. 

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

The amount of space an object takes up. 

• Volume

• Weight

• Mass

The measure of how much matter is in an object. 

• Volume

• Weight

• Mass

Something measured using one or more of the five senses.

• QUANTitative Data

• QUALItative Data

• Random Data

• Scientific Data

A characteristic of matter that you can observe or measure without changing the identity of the matter.

• Chemical Change

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

• Physical Change

This type of change does not create a new substance.

• Chemical Change

• Physical Property

• Chemical Property

• Physical Change