States of Matter/Changing Matter

What is matter?

• Anything that is solid

• Anything that takes up space

• Anything that has a fixed volume

• Anything that can be eaten

In what way are liquids different from solids?

• Liquid molecules are lighter than solid molecules

• Liquids are made of atoms; solids are made of molecules

• Liquids don't have a fixed shape; solids do

• Liquids are always denser than solids

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What happens to the chemical structure of water when it changes state?

• Water molecules break apart

• Water molecules harden into ice molecules

• Water molecules melt into gas molecules

• Nothing happens to the chemical structure

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What happens if you keep increasing the temperature of a liquid?

• It will boil and become a gas

• It will die

• It will stay a liquid

• It will turn into a solid

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What do lightning and stars have in common?

• Both have no electrical charge

• Both contain plasma

• Both are invisible

• Both contain all 3 states of matter

Water's chemical formula is H2O. What does this mean?

• It contains hydrogen molecules and oxygen molecules.

• It contains 20 hydrogen atoms.

• Each water molecule contains 2 hydrogen atoms and 1 oxygen atom.

• You cannot drink it.

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What is the basic shape of a liquid?

• Sphere

• Pointy

• Cube

• Whatever shape its container is

How can you remove energy from matter?

• Increase its volume

• Lower its temperature

• Increase its smell

• Boil it

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Gases expand. What's the best synonym for "expand?"

• Crash

• Spread out

• Shrink

• Jump

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What are the 3 main states of matter?

• Slime, Bubbles, Pizza

• Solid, Liquid, Gas

• Big, Small, Medium

• Hot, Cold, Warm

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