Grade 5 Matter Vocabulary

anything that has mass and takes up space

• mixture

• solution

• matter

• compound

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

the state of matter in which a substance does not have a definite shape or volume

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

the state of matter in which a substance has a definite volume but not definite shape

• atom

• solid

• gas

• liquid

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

the state of matter in which a substance has a definite shape and a definite volume

• liquid

• gas

• solid

• matter

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

The concentration of matter in an object.

• density

• mass

• solubility

• weight

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

The amount of matter in an object.

• mass

• density

• gas

• liquic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The characteristics of a substance that can be observed or measured without changing the substance.

• physical properties

• weight

• evaporation

• solubility

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

the ability of a substance to be dissolved in another substance

• solubility

• evaporation

• physical property

• combustibility

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

NGSS.5-PS1-4

a measure of the pull of gravity on an object

• weight

• mass

• matter

• condensation

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NGSS.5-PS2-1

The amount of space an object takes up.

• volume

• matter

• mass

• weight