Matter Vocabulary

A substance made up of two or more substances that are in the same place but NOT chemically combined.

• Molecule

• Compound

• Mixture

• Element

A characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance.

• Chemical Properties

• Mixture

• Physical Properties

• Molecule

A group of two or more atoms held together by chemical bonds.

• Element

• Compound

• Mixture

• Molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

A characteristic of a pure substance that describes its ability to change into a different substance.

• Chemical Property

• Physical Property

• Compound

• Mixture

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

This is a pure substance that is in its simplest form and cannot be broken down with physical or chemical means.

• Molecule

• Compound

• Element

• Matter

_________ is anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Matter

• Mass

• Measurement

_________ is a substance that has a DEFINITE SHAPE; all the particles are CLOSE TOGETHER.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

_________ is a substance that TAKES THE SHAPE OF ITS CONTAINER and CAN BE POURED.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

is a substance that TAKES THE SHAPE OF ITS CONTAINER and has particles that are VERY SPREAD OUT.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

Anything that has mass and takes up space

• matter

• atom

• compound

• volume

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5