Matter
Characteristics of Living Things
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
100

This state of matter takes the shape of its container but keeps the same volume, lik water in a cup.

What is a liquid?

100

This characteristic means living things can create more of their own kind.

What is reproduction?

100

When a book sits on a table and does not move, it is showing this part of Newton's First Law.

What is an object at rest stays at rest?

200

This state of matter has no definite shape or volume and spreads out to fill any space, like air.

What is a gas?

200

All living things are made of these tiny units which we call the building blocks of life.

What are cells?

200

This term describes an object's tendency to resist changes in its motion, like a soccer ball staying still until kicked.

What is inertia?

300

This is the state of matter when water is frozen.

What is a solid?

300

This characteristic is demonstrated when plants grow upward toward the sun.

What is respond to the environment (stimuli)?

300

A passenger lurches forward when a car suddenly stops because their body continues moving forward due to this concept. 

What is inertia?

400

Steam from boiling a pot of water is this form of matter.

What is a gas?

400

This characteristics explains why some organisms will sweat to cool down or shiver to warm up.

What is maintaining balance or, homeostasis?

400

When a skateboard keeps rolling until friction slows it down. the slowing force acting on it is this type of force.

What is an unbalanced force?

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