What Is Matter

What is matter?

• anything that has mass and takes up space

• anything that can be felt

• anything that can behave in many different ways

• anything that exist on Earth

Which state of matter has tightly packed particles?

• solid

• liquid

• gas

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

Which form of matter has a definite shape and takes up space (has definite volume)?

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• clay

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

The milk in the glass has volume and takes the shape of its container. Therefore, it is assumed that milk is a ______________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Match the following

• matter

• a chemical property

• flammability

• anything that has mass and takes up space

• volume

• the amount of space an object takes up

• atom

• a small particle that is a building block of matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

If the tops were removed from the cylinders, the following would happen:

• The solid would fly out of the container

• The liquid would fly out of the container.

• The gas would fly out of the container.

• They ALL would fly out of the container.

What does this picture represent? 

• solid

• liquid 

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Which of the following is not a matter?

• a candle's heat

• a candle

• air inside a balloon

• a melting ice cream

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume

• has a definite volume but no definite shape

• has fast-moving particles

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The particles in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy. Therefore, the picture represents _________.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1