MatterMatter VocabularyVocabulary

By MBy Mónica Alonsoónica Alonso

matter

Anything that has mass and Anything that has mass and takes up space and has takes up space and has properties that you can properties that you can observed and describe.observed and describe.

buoyancyThe upward force of water or The upward force of water or

air on an object.air on an object.

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massThe amount of matter in an The amount of matter in an

object.object.

solidThe state of matter that has a definite The state of matter that has a definite

shape and a definite volume.shape and a definite volume.

liquidThe state of matter that has a definite The state of matter that has a definite

volume but no definite shape.volume but no definite shape.

gasThe state of matter that does The state of matter that does

not have a definite shape not have a definite shape or volume.or volume.

Measuring Measuring MatterMatter

metric systemmetric system

A system of measurement A system of measurement based on units of 10.based on units of 10.

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lengthThe number of units that fit The number of units that fit

along one edge of something.along one edge of something.

areaThe number of unit square The number of unit square

that fit inside of surface.that fit inside of surface.

Example:   area = 9 square units

volumethe amount of space that the amount of space that something takes up.something takes up.  

weightThe measure of the pull of The measure of the pull of

gravity between an object gravity between an object and Earth.and Earth.

densityThe amount of matter in a The amount of matter in a

given space.given space.

What What MatterMatter IsIs Made Of.Made Of.

element

A substance made up of A substance made up of only one kind of atom.only one kind of atom.

mixtureA blending of two or more types A blending of two or more types

of matter that are not of matter that are not chemically combined.chemically combined.

filterA tool used to separate A tool used to separate

things by size.things by size.

evaporationIs the change of liquid to gas.Is the change of liquid to gas.

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conductor

Materials that transfers heat well.

convectionThe movement of heat in liquids and gases The movement of heat in liquids and gases

from warmer areas to cooler areas.from warmer areas to cooler areas.

http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/science07/index4.html

chemical property

A property that involves how a A property that involves how a substance interacts with other substance interacts with other substances.substances.

chemical change

a change in matter that a change in matter that makes new matter.makes new matter.  

When metal rusts, When metal rusts,

it is a chemical change.it is a chemical change.

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atomatom

The smallest unit of an element The smallest unit of an element that has all the properties of that that has all the properties of that element.element.

conduction

The movement of heat The movement of heat between two materials that between two materials that are touching.are touching.

heat

The flow of thermal energy The flow of thermal energy from one object to another.from one object to another.

compound

A substance made of two or more A substance made of two or more different elements.different elements.

insulator

A material that does not A material that does not transfer heat very well.transfer heat very well.

radiationThe transfer of heat through The transfer of heat through

space.space.

physical change

A change that begins and ends A change that begins and ends with the same type of matter.with the same type of matter.

Physical propertyA property that involves a A property that involves a

substance by itself.substance by itself.

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