Properties of Matter Vocabulary

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What is matter?

Back

Everything that takes up space and has mass.

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What is density?

Back

Density is the mass of a substance divided by its volume.

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What happens to a material that is less dense than water?

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It will float.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What is a solid?

Back

A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

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What is a liquid?

Back

A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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What is a gas?

Back

A state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

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What materials are magnetic?

Back

Iron, Nickel, and Steel.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Front

What is volume?

Back

The amount of space an object occupies.

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What is mass?

Back

The amount of matter in an object.