5.3 and 5.4 Matter (Generation Genius) Vocabulary

Anything that has weight and takes up space

• sound
• matter
• light
• energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Characteristics or attributes in science are known as ____________.

• qualities
• properties
• features
• elements

A property of matter that measures how close together the particles are inside a substance. This can determine things like if something will float or sink.

• Volume
• Weight
• Density
• Mass

A property of matter that measures how well one thing can dissolve in another.

• Viscosity
• Conductivity
• Solubility
• Density

A property of matter that measures how well something can allow electricity to flow through it.

• transparency
• insulation
• resistivity
• conductivity

A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction.

• accelerator
• enhancer
• facilitator
• catalyst

A type of change in which a new substance is formed.

• Emotional reaction
• Chemical reaction
• Biological reaction
• Physical reaction

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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A type of change in which a new substance is NOT formed.

• Biological change
• Molecular change
• Chemical change
• Physical change

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

• The main states matter can exist in are __________.

• Solid, Gas, Plasma
• Solid, Liquid, Plasma
• Solid, Liquid, Gas
• Liquid, Gas, Plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

• A chemical that provides a lot of oxygen to help things burn.

• Hydrogizer

• Nitrogizer

• Carbonizer

• Oxidizer