Properties of Matter

Matter

• Something that has mass and volume

  (takes of space)

• The amount of matter in something

  (heavy or light)

• A force that attracts iron

• Sinking and floating compared to water

Mass

• Something that has mass and volume

  (takes of space)

• The amount of matter in something

  (heavy or light)

• A force that attracts iron

• Sinking and floating compared to water

Density

• Something that has mass and volume

  (takes of space)

• The amount of matter in something

  (heavy or light)

• A force that attracts iron

• Sinking and floating compared to water

liquid

• Definite Shape and size

  Has

  True Size and True Shape

• Takes the shape of any container and has the ability to flow

• Expands to take the shape of the container and is able to escape if open

• Measure thermal energy

  hot or cold

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Which of the following is an example of a liquid changing to a gas?

• Water freezing into ice

• Water boiling into steam

• Ice melting into water

• Steam condensing into water

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a solid?

• Has a definite shape

• Has a definite volume

• Can flow from one place to another

• Particles are closely packed together

What happens to the particles of a solid when it is heated and turns into a liquid?

• The particles move closer together.

• The particles stay the same.

• The particles move farther apart and move more freely.

• The particles disappear.

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What happens to the particles in a liquid when it is heated and changes into a gas?

• The particles move closer together

• The particles move faster and spread apart

• The particles stop moving

• The particles become solid

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density

• compactness

• speed

• length

• height

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a small piece

• system

• theory

• particle

• concept

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