All About Matter Vocabulary

Science, Grade 3

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Key Vocabulary Terms © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. 94-4563 Visit www.newpathlearning.com for Online Learning Resources. Buoyancy a property that demonstrates whether an object is more or less dense than water by either sinking or floating; if an object floats, or has buoyancy, it is less dense than water Chemical Change a process that changes one type of matter into another type of matter gas liquid Condensation a process that changes a gas to a liquid when its temperature is lowered; for example, when water vapor in the air cools down by touching the outside of a cold glass, it changes into liquid droplets of water Density a measure of how much matter (mass) fits into a certain amount of space (volume) Evaporation a process that changes a liquid to a gas when its temperature is raised Gas a state of matter which has no shape; most gases are invisible, such as the oxygen gas in the air that we breathe 90 100 80 70 60 10 20 30 40 50 Liquid a state of matter which does not keep the same shape and takes the shape of the container it is poured into Mass the amount of matter that is in an object HELIUMHH C Matter anything that takes up space and has mass; matter is any living and non-living thing, including things you can’t see, such as air Mixture a combination of two or more kinds of matter where each kind of matter keeps its own properties Physical Change a process that changes the form of matter, but does not change the type of matter; an example is crumbling a piece of paper into a ball which changes form, but is still paper Solid a state of matter that always keeps the same shape and takes up the same amount of space Solution a type of mixture in which the matter is evenly mixed or combined; once the parts of a solution are combined together, they cannot be easily separated; examples include lemonade, coffee & salt water 50 mL 90 100 80 70 60 10 20 30 40 50 30 cm 30 cm Volume the amount of space an object takes up
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