Measuring Matter
What do you use to measure mass?
Triple beam balance or digital scale
What type of energy is needed to change sates of matter?
Thermal energy
What state of matter takes the shape of its container?
Liquid
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
What are the two different poles on a magnet?
north; south
How do you measure the volume of a liquid?
Graduated cylinder
What types of metals are magnetic?
SINC
steel, iron, nickel, cobalt
What state of matter has a fixed shape and fixed volume?
A solid
If you add heat to a solid it will become ___________, and if you continue to add heat it will become a __________.
Liquid; gas
Explain what attract and repel mean
(magnetism)
Opposite sides attract or connect together, and same sides repel or push away from each other.
How can you determine if an object will sink or float in water?
Drop the object in a tub of water. If it sinks, it is denser, and if it floats, it is less dense than water.
List these objects in order from least mass to greatest mass.
Train, a book, a boy, and eye glasses
Eye glasses, a book, a boy, and a train
Which state of matter has particles that vibrate back and forth in a very small space?
The particles in a solid.
Give an example for each state of matter...
EX: Ice, water, water vapor
(Up to teacher to decide if answer is correct)
The amount of matter in an object
Mass
What unit is used when measuring temperature?
Celsius and Fahrenheit
If something is more dense than water it will __________ and if something is less dense than water it will __________.
Sink;float
What state of matter has no definite shape, can take the shape of it's container, does not have a fixed volume, and moves and changes?
A gas
If thermal energy is added to water it will become....
Water vapor