Matter Unit Review

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What is matter?

Back

Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three states of matter?

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The three states of matter are solid, liquid, and gas.

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What happens to the volume of water when it freezes?

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The volume of solid water (ice) is greater than the volume of liquid water.

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What is the definition of volume?

Back

Volume is the amount of space that a substance occupies.

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What property describes how something feels?

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Texture describes how something feels.

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What type of matter has a definite shape and volume?

Back

Solids have a definite shape and volume.

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What type of matter takes the shape of its container?

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Liquids take the shape of their container.

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What is a characteristic of gases?

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Gases expand to fill whatever space is available.

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What is mass?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter, while weight is the force of gravity on that mass.