Gr 5 Matter Vocabulary

When a substance adapts to the shape of its container.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A characteristic of a material.

• property

• Trait

• Feature

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

When the particles are fast moving and can spread apart from each other.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When a substance maintains a fixed volume and shape.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Matter that has specific components & properties.

• element

• compound

• mixture

• substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

When a substance expands to occupy the volume and shape of its container.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter can't be made or destroyed.

• substance

• conservation of energy

• mixture

• conservation of matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

When the particles are touching but they can move past each other.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.

• substance

• conservation of matter

• mixture

• property

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A substance that contains two or more substances which are NOT chemically combined.

• substance

• solution

• mixture

• conservation of mass