What Is Matter

Jacob lets all of the air out of a balloon, and the balloon gets much smaller. Jacob says to his friend that this proves that air is matter. Is Jacob correct?

• No, air does not take up any space, which means it is not matter.

• Yes, air is matter because it takes up space.

• Yes, air is matter because it is magnetic and flexible.

• No, matter is everything that you can see. Air is invisible so it is not matter.

Matter has a.....................and a.......................

• Mass

• Volume

• Mass and Volume

• weight

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The matter can exist in…………….. ,…………….and……………...

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• solid , liquid and gas

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Physical properties of matter can be __________.

Las propiedades físicas de la materia pueden ser _________.

• determined using the five senses

• measured

• discovered with a test or experiment

• all of the above

Anything that has mass and takes up space is called

• stuff

• matter

• things

• everything

Which answer are examples of things that are not matter?

• ashes, air, water

• clouds, air, wind

• light, temperature, emotions

• nitrogen, helium, oxygen

I am the French chemist who said there is no change in mass when wood is burning or metal is rusting. The amount of matter stays the same.

• Democritus

• Antoine Lavoisier

• Joseph Proust

• John Dalton

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Which of the following is a characteristic of matter?

• It has mass and occupies space

• It is always visible

• It can only exist in solid form

• It does not interact with energy

What happens to the particles of a substance when it changes from a solid to a liquid?

• They move closer together

• They move further apart

• They stop moving

• They become charged

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Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Energy