Matter Vocabulary

3. an object drops to the bottom of a container of water
5. when a liquid is heated until it bubbles and becomes water vapor
6. an object sits on or near the surface of the water
7. a special mixture where one substance dissolves
9. the amount of space that something takes up
10. a combination of two or more substances, each of which keep its own physical properties
11. when heat is removed from a liquid, changing it to a solid
13. the amount of matter in an object
14. a form that matter can take; solid, liquid, or gas
15. method of finding volume of objects with irregular shapes
16. how hot or cold something is

1. a force that pulls magnetic materials across a distance
2. a characteristic of a type of matter that can be observed or measured
3. single type of matter
4. to mix evenly to create a special mixture called a solution
8. a state of matter that can take the shape of its container and has a definite volume
10. when heat is added to a solid, changing it to a liquid
12. a state of matter that can take both the shape and volume of its container
13. anything that has mass and takes up space