Y4 States of Matter Vocab

A state of matter that has a fixed shape and volume.

It can change shape if a force is applied.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

A state of matter that has a fixed volume.

It can flow and take the shape of the bottom of its container.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

A state of matter that has no fixed volume.

It can flow and spread out to take the shape of the whole of its container.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

The qualities of a material or the things it can do.

Examples: Transparent, waterproof, conductor.

• states

• matter

• properties

Anything that has mass and volume.

• matter

• energy

• heat

How much stuff is packed into an object.

• volume

• temperature

• mass

How much space an object takes up.

• volume

• temperature

• mass

A measure of how hot something is.

• volume

• temperature

• mass

A device used to measure temperature.

• stopwatch

• ruler

• thermometer

The unit temperature is measured in.

• grams

  (g)

• degrees Celsius

  (°C)

• centimetres

  (cm)