Matter Vocabulary Test

matter

• ANYTHING that takes up space
• how much SPACE something takes up
• the AMOUNT of something there is

mass

• ANYTHING that takes up space
• how much SPACE something takes up
• the AMOUNT of something there is (weight)

volume

• ANYTHING that takes up space
• how much SPACE something takes up
• the AMOUNT of something there is

density

• the amount of MASS
• how much SPACE something takes up
• the AMOUNT of something there is

measure

• the amount of MASS
• to find out FACTS about something using tools (ruler)
• the AMOUNT of something there is

atoms

• TYPES of matter-- liquid, solid, gas
• TINY pieces that make up all matter
• the temperature at which a liquid changes TO GAS

boiling point

• TYPES of matter-- liquid, solid, gas
• TINY pieces that make up all matter
• the temperature at which a liquid changes TO GAS

chemical change

• TYPES of matter-- liquid, solid, gas
• when the atoms of something change (wood BURNING)
• the temperature at which a liquid changes TO GAS

physical change

• when matter changes in form only (wood CHOPPED)
• TYPES of matter-- liquid, solid, gas
• temperature when a SOLID changes to a LIQUID

melting point

• the temperature at which a SOLID MELTS
• TYPES of matter-- liquid, solid, gas
• when matter changes in form only (wood CHOPPED)