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Matter
vocabulary related to matter
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Science
5th Grade
03/05/2008

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MASS

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AMOUNT OF MATTER SOMETHING HAS

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VOLUME

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

AMOUNT OF SPACE SOMETHING OCCUPIES

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SOLID

Definition

 

 

 

 

 DOES NOT COMPRESS

DOES NOT CHANGE SHAPE OR VOLUME

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LIQUID

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

DOES NOT COMPRESS

CHANGES SHAPE EASILY 

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GAS

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

CAN BE COMPRESSED

CHANGES SHAPE AND VOLUME EASILY 

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MATTER

Definition

 

 

 

 

ANYTHING THAT OCCUPIES SPACE

AND HAS MASS

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ENERGY 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

THE ABILITY TO DO WORK

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MEASURE

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH SOMETHING IS

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WEIGH

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TO FIND OUT HOW HEAVY SOMETHING IS

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MILLILITRE

Definition

 

 

 

 

A UNIT OF VOLUME

ONE THOUZANDTH OF A LITRE 

SAME AS ONE CUBIC CENTIMETRE

1 CC = 1 mL 

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CUBIC

CENTIMETER

Definition

 

 

 

 

UNIT OF VOLUME

1 CM X 1 CM X 1CM 

SAME AS ONE MILLILITRE

1 CC = 1 mL 

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TEMPERATURE

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

MEASURE OF HOW HOT

SOMETHING IS

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FREEZING

POINT 

Definition

 

 

 

 

THE TEMPERATURE THAT SOMETHING

WILL FREEZE AT 

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MELTING

POINT

Definition

 

 

 

 

THE TEMPERATURE THAT

SOMETHING WILL MELT AT 

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BOILING

POINT

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

THE TEMPERATURE OF A LIQUID

THAT WILL  MAKE IT ALL BECOME A GAS

Term

 

 

CONDENSATION

POINT

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

THE TEMPERATURE OF A GAS THAT WILL

MAKE IT BECOME A LIQUID

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CELCIUS

Definition

 

 

A TEMPERATURE SCALE

 

ALSO CALLED CENTIGRADE

 

WATER FREEZES AT 0 °C

WATER BOILS AT 100 °C

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DEGREES

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

A UNIT OF TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT

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METAL

Definition

 

 

 

 

A TOUGH SHINY SUBSTANCE THAT

CONDUCTS HEAT AND ELECTRICITY WELL 

 

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ICE

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

SOLID STATE OF WATER

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