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6th Grade, Science
Air vs. Syringe Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| compression | Force that squeezes something together. Air can be forced into a smaller space. |
| expansion | increasing and growing in size ex: if you increase the size of a container, the air will expand to fill the space |
| pressure | the action of pressing or pushing against something |
| particles | a very small part of something |
| matter | anything that takes up space -three states of matter (solid, liquid, and gas) |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object or space |
| weight | the pull or force (gravity) between earth and the matter (substance) in an object |