States of Matter
What would happen if you put a full tub of water, tightly capped in the freezer overnight?
The water in the container will expand and the top may pop off.
Name one insulator and one conductor
insulator - blanket
conductor - metal
What two units would you use to see how fast water cools down when you add ice cubes?
Temperature and time
What is evaporation
Changing from a liquid to a gas SLOWLY
Describe a solid.
________ are materials that prevent heat from moving from one object to another.
Insulators
the amount of space an object takes up
Changing from a solid to a liquid
Describe a liquid
can be poured and takes the shape of its container.
____________ are materials that heat moves through easily.
Conductors
What is the difference between mass and weight?
Mass is the amount of matter in an object and weight is the pull of gravity on an object.
What is boiling?
To change from a liquid to a gas
Explain how the particles in a solid, liquid, and gas look different.
Solid - tightly packed, no room to move, in a fixed arrangement
Liquid - close together with some room to move, not in a fixed arrangement
Gas - well separated, lots of room to move
Name three things that use electricity to produce heat.
Lamp, toaster, hair dryer
Name some observable properties of Matter.
color, taste, texture, shape, size
What is freezing?
Changing from a liquid to a solid
Describe a gas.
is invisible and spreads out to fill up the container it is in.
What are the three ways heat is produced?
Name an example of each
friction, burning, electricity
Name some measurable properties of matter.
weight, mass, temperature, length, volume
What is condensation?
Changing from a gas to a liquid.