Vocabulary States of Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• water vapor

• matter

• solid

• substance

Matter with a set volume and shape

• water vapor

• gas

• solid

• liquid

Matter with a set volume but no set shape

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• water vapor

Matter with no set volume or no set shape

• solid

• water vapor

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The outline of something

• liquid

• shape

• substance

• ice

Distinct forms of matter known in everyday experience

• gas

• ice

• state of matter

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

A form of matter that is the same throughout and has specific properties

• substance

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water in the form of a solid

• substance

• water vapor

• condensation

• ice

Change in state of matter from a gas to a liquid

• substance

• condensation

• ice

• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Water in the form of a gas

• substance

• condensation

• ice

• water vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4