Unit #6: State Change and Matter Vocabulary Review

the state of matter in which materials have a definite shape and definite volume.

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the state of matter in which a material has a definite volume but not a definite shape.

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the state of matter in which a material has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume.

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Reorder the following states of batter based on quickness of particle. Fastest should come first.

• Solid

• Gas

• Liquid

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• a measure of how hot or cold something is, a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

the total kinetic energy of a substance’s atoms

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

a non-solid state of matter in which the atoms or molecules are free to move past each other, as in a gas or liquid

• gas

• plasma

• fluid

• air

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NGSS.MS-PS3-4

a state of matter that consists of free-moving ions and electrons

• plasma

• gas

• liquid

• solid

THE AMOUNT OF FORCE EXERTED PER UNIT OF AREA. Unit is pascals, formula is P=F/A

the ability to switch from state of matter to another

• physical property

• state change

• chemical property

• physical ability

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