Matter Vocabulary

Anything that has weight and takes up space.

• Atom

• Matter

• Space

• Molecule

Smallest building block for all matter in the universe.

• solid

• DNA

• molecule

• atom

A group of two or more atoms that are bonded together.

• matter

• liquid

• molecule

• atom

State of matter that maintains a fixed volume and shape.

• gas

• liquid

• matter

• solid

State of matter that maintains a fixed volume but adapts to the shape of its container.

• gas

• liquid

• matter

• solid

State of matter that expands to occupy whatever volume is available.

• gas

• liquid

• matter

• solid

A property of matter that can be measured or observed without changing the state.

• chemical property

• matter

• physical property

• gas

A property of matter that gives it the ability (or inability) to undergo a chemical change.

• chemical property

• matter

• physical property

• gas

A change in which only the physical properties of matter change, without changing the matter itself.

• chemical property

• physical change

• physical property

• chemical change

A change in which a new substance is formed.

• chemical property

• physical change

• physical property

• chemical change