Unit 3 8th Grade Vocabulary

The force applied over a unit area

• Pressure

• Heat

• Cold

• Force

a type of matter with a fixed composition

• Pure Substance

• Mixture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a change to a substance caused by a reaction that causes a new substance to be made.  New properties will occur for sure

• Physical Change

• Chemical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A push or pull on an object

• Pressure

• Heat

• Force

• Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

This term describes how much energy or motion a molecule has.

• Pressure

• Heat/Temperature

• Force

• Chemical Properties

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-1

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Two or more atoms chemically combined (CO2, H2O, CH3COOH)

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A characteristic that can only be determined by changing the chemical identity of a substance

• Physical Properties

• Chemical Properties

A state of matter with a definite shape AND a definite volume

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

A state of matter that has a definite volume BUT an indefinite shape

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a change to a substance where no new substance is created, some properties may change but not many

• Physical Change

• Chemical Change