Topic 1 Properties of Matter Vocabulary

observe

• to use your senses to gather information

• to compare something to a standard unit

• the property of a substance that tells how well it dissolves in another material

• to tell about the properties of an object

• the smallest part of an element that has all the properties of that element

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

to compare something to a standard unit

the property of a substance that tells how well it dissolves in another material

• molecule
• mass
• volume
• solubility

describe

• a type of matter made of two or more elements

• to make a statement with data and facts

• to tell about the properties of an object

• to arrange something to make it easier to understand

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

the smallest part of an element that has all the properties of that element

the idea that everything is made of small particles

• molecule

• atomic theory

• mass

• atom

a type of matter made of two or more elements

the smallest particle of a compound that still has the properties of that compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

to make a statement with data and facts

• mass

• conclude

• temperature

• organize

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a measure of how fast the particles in an object are moving

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4