Science Grade 2 - Prop/States of Matter Vocab

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Solid

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Has a definite shape, like a block.

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Gas

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A state of matter that spreads out to fill any space. You can’t see it, but it’s all around us, like the air we breathe!

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Temperature

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How hot or cold something is.

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Matter

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Everything around us that takes up space and has weight.

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Properties

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The ways we can describe something.

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Observable Properties

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What you can see, touch, or feel about an object.

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Liquid

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Flows or drips, like water.

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State of Matter

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The physical forms in which matter can exist: solid, liquid, gas.

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Definite Shape

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A characteristic of solids; they keep their shape.

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Indefinite Shape

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A characteristic of liquids and gases; they take the shape of their container.