Unit 3 Phase Change Vocab

The smallest unit of all matter

• atom

• molecule

• the periodic table

• gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Two or more atoms bonded together

• atoms

• molecule

• the periodic table

• liquid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The ability to make things move or change

• energy

• thermal

• kinetic

• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The energy an object has because it is moving

• energy

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• heat

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Energy that is released in the form of heat. It is measured by temperature.

• energy

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

A measure of how hot or cold something is

• energy

• thermal energy

• kinetic energy

• temperature

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A noticeably different form or state of the same substance

• Phase

• Gas

• Energy

• Thermal energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A state of matter where the molecules  are densely packed and have a definite shape; the molecules move very little, they just vibrate in place

A state of matter that has no fixed shape but can take on the shape of its container; the molecules are loosely packed and slide past each other at the bottom of its container.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A state of matter where the molecules move freely and have no definite shape. It ALWAYS fills the entire container.