Matter Vocabulary

Students sort materials into two groups. Group 1 contains a metal fork, a safety pin, and metal nail clippers. Group 2 contains a penny, a compact disc, and a soda can.

Which physical property of matter did the class use to sort the materials?

• Sinking and floating

• Magnetic and not magnetic

• Conductors and insulators

• Solids and liquids

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

A material that does not allow energy to flow through it is called a(n)

• magnet

• insulator

• conductor

• properties

• circuit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which diagram shows the substance at the lowest temperature?

• first

• middle

• last

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

What happens to the particles of matter when it is heated?

• particles remain the same

• particles slow down

• particles speed up

• particles disappear

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

Do all states of matter have mass, volume, and density?

• yes

• no

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Any substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance is a(n)

• atom

• element

• molecule

• compound

The process of a gas changing into a liquid is called

• evaporation

• melting

• freezing

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process of a solid changing into a liquid is called

• sublimation

• melting

• freezing

• condensation

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of these statements is an inference?

• The bolt sinks in water

• The ball floats in water

• The bolt is more dense than the ball and the water

Two or more elements chemically combined is called a(n)

• atom

• mixture

• compound

• element

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1