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States of Matter
5th Grade
Term | Definition |
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plasma | a form of matter that has no volume or shape but has electric charges |
solid | a form of matter that has a specific volume and shape |
liquid | a form of matter that has a specific volume, can be poured and takes the shape of its container |
gas | an invisible form of matter with no specific volume or shape; spreads to fill up the container it is in. |
mass | the amount of matter, or ¨stuff¨ in an object |
matter | has mass (or weight) and takes up space |
mixture | two or more pieces of matter that can be mixed together and easily separated (chex mix) |
solution | two or more pieces of matter that can be combined but NOT easily separated (chocolate milk) |
volume | the amount of space an object takes up |
physical property | something that can be observed, measured, or described when looking at a piece of matter |
balance scale | tool that is used to measure the mass of an object |
graduated cylinder | tool used to measure the volume of a liquid |
boiling | the process that changes water from liquid to gas |
grams | unit used to measure mass |
milliliters | unit used to measure liquid volume |
shape, color, size, weight, texture | examples of physical properties |
states of matter | solid, liquid, gas, plasma |