Physical Science-Matter and Its Interactions

What is Matter?

• anything that has mass and takes up shape

• two or more atoms held together

• a substance with a definite shape, mass, and volume

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The amount of space something takes up

• density
• volume
• mass
• matter

A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

Which state of matter has tightly packed particles?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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Define a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, indefinite shape

How is a gas defined?

• no shape, no volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, no shape

A(n) is the smallest basic unit of matter.

• proton
• atom
• electron
• isotope

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What is a molecule?

• Two or more atoms bonded together
• One element
• One atom
• Solid, Liquid, Gas

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What are the states of matter?

• Solid, Liquid, Water
• Solid, Liquid, Gas
• Melting, Freezing, Condensing, Evaporating
• Water and Liquid

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What is the state of matter that has an infinite shape and definite volume?

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• Plasma