Vocab Review
What is matter?
It means anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is rotation?
The Earth spins around once every 24 hours.
What is a solid?
Matter that keeps its shape and volume.
What is the Sun?
This star is the center of our solar system.
What is a compound?
A substance made of two or more elements chemically joined.
What is volume?
The amount of space an object takes up.
What is revolution?
Earth’s yearly journey around the Sun.
What is a liquid?
Matter that changes shape but keeps the same volume.
What is an orbit?
The Moon has this kind of motion around Earth.
What is a solution?
A mixture that looks the same throughout.
What is an element?
A pure substance made of only one kind of atom.
What is the axis?
The imaginary line Earth spins around.
What is a gas?
Matter that has no definite shape or volume.
What is Jupiter?
The largest planet in our solar system.
What is a mixture?
A combination of substances that can be easily separated.
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object.
What is a solar eclipse?
The Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.
What is the boiling point?
The temperature at which a liquid becomes a gas.
What is Mercury?
The smallest planet and closest to the Sun.
What is an atom?
The smallest part of an element that still has its properties.
What is density?
The mass of a substance divided by its volume.
What is a galaxy?
A group of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
What is condensation?
The process of a gas changing back into a liquid.
What is a telescope?
This tool helps scientists see faraway stars and planets.
What is the periodic table?
A table that shows all known elements.