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Gr 3 Science Vocab
3rd grade science vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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anything that takes up space and has mass. The three usual forms of this are solid, liquid, and gas. | matter |
ways of describing an object, such as its size, color, shape, or texture | properties |
typical forms that matter takes- solid, liquid, and gas | state |
the height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the Earth's surface | altitude |
to change from a gas into a liquid | condense |
to change from a liquid into a vapor | evaporate |
to change from a liquid into a solid | freeze |
to change from a solid into a liquid | melt |
to change from a solid into a gas | sublimate |
the process by which a gas turns into a solid | deposition |
a curved upper surface of a column of liquid | meniscus |
one or more syllables that can be attached to the front of another word to change its meaning | prefix |
the amount of space something takes up, or the amount of space inside a container | volume |
a unit of mass | kilogram |
the amount of matter in an object | mass |
a tool that measures mass, sometimes just called a balance | mass balance |
a tool that measures weight | spring scale |
the pull of gravity on an object | weight |