4th Grade Vocabulary Part Four Matter
Matter Anything that has mass and takes up space
Mass The amount of matter in an object
Particles are close together with little room to move Solid The state of matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume Particles are close together with little room to move
Particles have room to slide past each other Liquid The state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape Particles have room to slide past each other
Particles have lots of room to move around Gas The state of matter that has no definite shape or volume Particles have lots of room to move around