Solid Liquid Gas Vocab

Volume

• amount of space occupied by an object

• has a stable, definite shape and a definite volume

• clearly defined; exact; explicit; having precise limits or boundaries

• the form of energy that an object possesses due to its motion. The faster it goes, the more it has

Solid

• amount of space occupied by an object

• has a stable, definite shape and a definite volume

• clearly defined; exact; explicit; having precise limits or boundaries

• the form of energy that an object possesses due to its motion. The faster it goes, the more it has

Definite

• amount of space occupied by an object

• does not change/stays the same

• can change

Kinetic Energy

• amount of space occupied by an object

• has a stable, definite shape and a definite volume

• clearly defined; exact; explicit; having precise limits or boundaries

• the form of energy that an object possesses due to its motion. The faster it goes, the more it has

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Atom

• The smallest unit of matter

• Has a fixed volume, but not a fixed shape. Free flowing

• Has no fixed shape or volume. Expands to fill a container/area

• Is created when 2 or more atoms combine

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Liquid

• The smallest unit of matter

• Has a fixed volume, but not a fixed shape. Free flowing

• Has no fixed shape or volume. Expands to fill a container/area

• Is created when 2 or more atoms combine

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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Gas

• The smallest unit of matter

• Has a fixed volume, but not a fixed shape. Free flowing

• Has no fixed shape or volume. Expands to fill a container/area

• Is created when 2 or more atoms combine

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Molecule

• The smallest unit of matter

• Has a fixed volume, but not a fixed shape. Free flowing

• Has no fixed shape or volume. Expands to fill a container/area

• Is created when 2 or more atoms combine

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Melting

• Process by which a solid becomes a liquid

• This happens when a liquid becomes a solid

• Happens when a liquid becomes a gas

• Occurs when a gas becomes a liquidmeltingmel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Freezing

• Process by which a solid becomes a liquid

• This happens when a liquid becomes a solid

• Happens when a liquid becomes a gas

• Occurs when a gas becomes a liquidmeltingmel

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5