What Is Matter?
Everything that has mass and takes up space is called what?
Matter
What are the three main phases of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What do we call how heavy something is?
Mass / weight
What is it called when ice changes into water?
Melting
What usually causes ice to melt?
Heat
Is air matter?
Yes
Which phase of matter keeps its own shape?
Solid
Which phase has particles packed closely together?
Solid
What is it called when water changes into ice?
Freezing
What usually causes water to freeze?
Cold / cooling
What tiny particles make up matter?
Atoms
Which phase of matter flows and takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
Which phase has particles that are farthest apart?
Gas
What is it called when liquid water changes into water vapour?
Evaporation
What forms when water vapour cools in the sky?
Clouds
Is a thought matter?
No
Which phase of matter spreads out to fill its container?
Gas
What kind of matter can be poured?
Liquid
What is it called when water vapour changes back into liquid water?
Condensation
What falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail?
Precipitation
What does it mean when something has volume?
It takes up space
What is water called when it is a solid?
Ice
What property describes how quickly a liquid moves or pours?
Flow
What is it called when a solid changes directly into a gas?
Sublimation
What cycle moves water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
Water cycle