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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.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lasalle/buoybasics.html
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.
http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/everyday.htm
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.
MoreMore AboutAbout MatterMatter
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.
http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/science07/index4.html
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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