Unit 1b Matter Vocabulary

the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas

• Sublimation point
• Melting point
• Boiling point
• Freezing point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a change in which one or more substances combine or break apart to form new substances

• Physical change
• Phase change

• Mixture

• Chemical change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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a characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance

• Physical property
• phase change

• Chemical property
• melting point

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

the ratio of the mass of a substance to its volume

• Density
• Volume
• Mass
• Weight

the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid

• Sublimation point
• Boiling point
• Freezing point
• Melting point

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a change in a substance that does not change its identity

• Physical change
• precipitate

• reaction

• Chemical change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance

• Thermal property
• Physical property
• Visible property

• Chemical property

a solid that forms from a solution during a chemical reaction

• solution
• catalyst
• reactant
• precipitate

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

a state of matter that has a definite shape and definite volume

• Plasma
• Gas
• Solid
• Liquid

a state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume

• Solid
• Plasma
• Liquid
• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4