Matter Vocabulary

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• matter

• mass

• weight

• volume

The amount of matter in a substance

• volume

• weight

• mass

• matter

Measurement of how gravity affects an object's mass

• mass

• matter

• volume

• weight

The amount of space something takes up

• matter

• mass

• weight

• volume

A state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume

• state of matter

• solid

• liquid

• gas

A state of matter that can change shape, but has a fixed volume

• state of matter

• gas

• solid

• liquid

A state of matter that changes volume and shape

• state of matter

• gas

• solid

• liquid

Whether something sinks or floats in water

• relative density

• solubility

• conductivity

• state of matter

The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance

• relative density

• volume

• property

• solubility

A physical property that describes matter as a solid, liquid, or gas

• relative density

• solubility

• state of matter

• conductivity