Properties of Matter Vocabulary Test

anything that has mass and takes up space 

• object

• substance

• matter

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

when the atoms of an object are tightly packed together; definite shape and definite volume 

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

when the atoms of an object are close together, but have room to move around; definite volume, no definite shape; can take the shape of its container 

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

when the atoms of an object are spread far apart and moving around rapidly; no definite volume, no definite shape

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• plasma

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a measure of the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• matter

• meniscus

• magnetism

a measure of how much space an object takes up

• area

• perimeter

• place

• volume

how something feels when you touch it 

• texture

• shape

• color

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.2-PS1-1

how hot or cold something is 

• newton

• celsius

• temperature

• fahrenheit

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

a characteristic of matter that can be observed, measured, or tested 

• chemical property

• chemical change

• physical property

• physical change

the top of the liquid in a graduated cylinder; can make the measurement appear differently if you are not looking at the graduated cylinder at eye level 

• water line

• meniscus

• surface line

• surface area