Matter Vocabulary Lessons 1-3

What is matter?

• Anything that takes up space and has mass

• Anything we can observe with our 5 senses

• The amount of matter in something

• A tiny particle that makes up all forms of matter

What is a property?

• The amount of matter in something

• Anything we can observe with our 5 senses

• Two or more atoms bonded together

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

What does mass refer to?

• The amount of space occupied by matter

• A tiny particle that makes up all forms of matter

• The amount of matter in something

• Matter with energetic particles that move constantly

What are atoms?

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

• A tiny particle that makes up all forms of matter

• Two or more atoms bonded together

• Matter with energetic particles that move constantly

What is a particle?

• The amount of space occupied by matter

• A tiny, tiny, tiny piece of any matter

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

• Anything we can observe with our 5 senses

What is a molecule?

• Two or more atoms bonded together

• The amount of matter in something

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

• Anything we can observe with our 5 senses

What is a solid?

• Matter with energetic particles that move constantly

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

• Matter with no definite shape or volume

• Matter that takes the shape of its container

What is a liquid?

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

• Matter with no definite shape or volume

• Has a definite volume, but not a definite shape

• Two or more atoms bonded together

What is a gas?

• Matter with a fixed shape and volume

• Matter with no definite shape or volume

• Matter with energetic particles that move constantly

• The amount of matter in something

What does volume refer to?

• The amount of matter in something

• The amount of space occupied by matter

• A tiny particle that makes up all forms of matter

• Two or more atoms bonded together