Classifying Matter Vocabulary

Magnetism/magnetic

• Able to be measured with numbers, rubric, or other metric

• The property of attraction to a magnet

• The classification of matter as a solid, a liquid, or a gas

• With respect to the experimental investigation design, capable of being supported or not supported based on data.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

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Classify

• Material that allows heat or electrical energy to easily flow through it

• Energy in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity

• Material through which heat or electricity does not easily flow

• To arrange or organize according to class or category

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Conduct/Conductor

• The amount of matter in something; measured in grams

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Material that allows heat or electrical energy to easily flow through it

• Able to be measured with numbers, rubric, or other metric

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

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Electrical energy

• Energy in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity

• How dense something is compared with a reference material; reference material is water for elementary

• Measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid

• With respect to the experimental investigation deisgn, capable of being supported or not supported based on data.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Insulate/Insulator

• The property of attraction to a magnet

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• To arrange or organize according to class or category

• Material through which heat or electricity does not easily flow

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Mass

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• The amount of matter in something; measured in grams

• Able to be measured with numbers, rubric, or other metric

• How dense something is compared with a reference material; reference material is water for elementary

Matter

• Energy that be measured by a thermometer

• Energy in the form of electricity or electric power; electricity

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Material that allows heat or electrical energy to easily flow through it

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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Measurable

• The amount of matter in something; measured in grams

• Able to be measured with numbers, rubric, or other metric

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• Any physical property that can be observed and measured directly and not inferred

Physical Property

• Measurable characteristics that describe the physical state of something, including mass, magnetism, temperature, density, shape, volume, and conductivity

• The classification of matter as a solid, a liquid, or a gas

• How dense something is compared with a reference material; reference material is water for elementary

• Measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Physical State

• Measureable characteristics that describe the physical state of something, including mass, magnetism, temperature, density, shape, volume, and conductivity

• Measurement of the ability of a solid to dissolve in a liquid

• Anything that has mass and takes up space

• The classification of matter as a solid, a liquid, or a gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4