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TEKS 6.6A
States of Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| state (in science) | the particular condition that something is at a particular time |
| property (in science) | a characteristic of something, such as texture or color |
| matter | a physical substance that takes up space and has mass |
| volume | the amount of space that an object takes up, or occupies |
| temperature | a measurement of how hot or cold something is |
| molecule | a group of atoms that are held together by chemical forces; the smallest unit of a compound that keeps all the properties of that compound |
| kinetic energy | the energy of an object that is due to the object’s motion |
| atom | the smallest unit of an element that maintains the properties of that element |