Matter Vocabulary

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Matter

• Insulator

• Mixture

• Volume

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Properties of matter that can be observed, measured, or changed.

• Physical Properties

• Physical State

• Solution

• Temperature

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When matter takes the form of a solid, liquid or gas.

• Physical State

• Matter

• Physical Properties

• Volume

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Allows heat or electrical energy to pass through easily.

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Solubility

• Physical Changes

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Does not allow heat or electrical energy to pass through easily.

• Insulator

• Conductor

• Physical State

• Temperature

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

The measure of the energy of motion of the particles in matter.

• Temperature

• Solubilty

• Solution

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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The amount of space something takes up.

• Volume

• Temperature

• Physical Changes

• Mixture

Determines whether one substance will sink or float in another.

• Relative Density

• Mass

• Volume

• Magnetism

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

The amount of matter in an object.

• Mass

• Matter

• Physical Properties

• Solubility

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A force that can pull together or push apart magnetic substances

• Magnetism

• Conductor

• Insulator

• Relative Density

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