Matter Vocabulary Quiz

Name:

Solid

• firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
• a substance that flows freely
• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely with no fixed shape or volume

Gas

• firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
• a substance that flows freely
• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely with no fixed shape or volume

Liquid

• firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
• a substance that flows freely
• a substance or matter in a state in which it will expand freely with no fixed shape or volume

Matter (in science)

• anything that has mass and takes up space
• be of importance; have significance
• the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects

Chemical Change

• happens when one chemical substance is transformed into one or more different substances,
• a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape
• none of the above

Physical Change

• happens when one chemical substance is transformed into one or more different substances,
• a usually reversible change in the physical properties of a substance, as size or shape
• none of the above

Property

• something you own
• a quality that something is known by its' characteristic
• Anything that has mass and takes up space

Particles

• extremely small units of matter
• extremely small units of air
• extremely small units of water

Conservation

• the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number are unique
• the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number change
• the principle that properties such as mass, volume, and number remain the same despite changes in the forms of objects