Properties of Matter Vocab 1

Change in size or shape of matter

• physical change

• chemical change

• matter

• mass

has NO definite shape or volume: molecules move freely and are spread out

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the amount of matter something has in it

• volume

• mass

• matter

• solid

solid, liquid, gas

• states of matter

• properties of matter

• matter

• mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the amount of space an object takes up

• volume

• mass

• matter

• solid

has a definite volume but will take the shape of any container

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• matter

characteristics of matter like size, texture, shape, color, weight, etc.

• properties of matter

• matter

• physical

• chemical

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

change in matter in which a new substance is formed

• chemical change

• physical change

• chemistry

• biology

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

has a definite shape and size that does not change

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• matter

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

anything that takes up space; has mass and volume

• matter

• solid

• liquid

• gas