Matter Vocabulary

Anything that has mass and takes up space is

• density

• matter

• mass

• volume

The amount of mass in a certain volume is

• density

• matter

• mass

• volume

A measure of how much matter is in an object is

• density

• matter

• mass

• volume

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The amount of space an object takes up is

• density

• matter

• mass

• volume

Which of the following best describes the states of matter?

• classifications of matter as a solid, liquid, or gas

• the physical form in which matter exists; can be water, vapor, or ice

• the chemical formula for a given substance

• the chemical formula for the solid form of a substance

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Particles have the least amount of energy, definite volume and shape

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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__________is the state of matter in which particles have some energy, a definite volume, and can change shape.

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_________ is the state of matter in which particles have lots of energy, can change volume, and can change shape.

Which of the following best defines temperature?

• the amount of heat removed from a substance

• a measure of the average energy of motion in the particles of a substance

• a measure of the potential energy a substance has in solid form

• the amount of cold added to a substance

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When a solid is heated enough to become a liquid, it has reached the _________ point.

• melting

• boiling

• freezing

• condensation

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