Matter Vocabulary Quiz

Anything that has mass, takes up space, and can be weighed.

• space

• mass

• phase

• matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A physical combination of two or more substances that are not chemically joined.

• gas

• mixture

• solution

• dissolve

A state of matter with a fixed shape, volume and mass

• liquid

• gas

• mass

• solid

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When different types of matter pull away from each other.

• separate

• dissolve

• decrease

• space

Takes the shape of their container, but does not expand to fill it. They have a fixed volume, but not a definite shape.

• gas

• liquid

• solid

• plasma

A mixture of two or more substances that are evenly distributed and cannot be separated by mechanical means.

• mixture

• dissolve

• particles

• solution

When the solute breaks up from a larger crystal of molecules into much smaller groups or individual molecules.

• dissolve

• decrease

• phase

• mass

A state of matter that's made up of particles that move quickly and are far apart, and aren't organized in any particular way.

• solid

• atoms

• gas

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The smallest possible units of matter.

• matter

• space

• mass

• particles

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The basic building blocks of matter, making up everything around us.

• atoms

• particles

• space

• mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1