Matter, matter everywhere
States of Matter
Temperature
Physical Properties
Vocabulary
100
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has weight and takes up space.
100
At a school carnival, Suki watched a clown fill balloons from a tank of helium. Which property of the helium gas changes as it moves into the balloons?
Volume: gases do not have definite volume. So, the gas expands as it fills the balloons
100
Fabiola watched her father boil some water to make tea. Which property of water does NOT change when it boils?
A. mass
B. shape
C. volume
D. temperature
Answer 1: A Answer A is correct because boiling water changes it from a liquid to a gas, but this does not change the total mass.
100
Mariana used the property of texture to describe the rocks in her collection. Which of these does NOT describe the texture of a rock? A. gritty
B. clear
C. rough
D. smooth
Answer B is correct because clear describes a visual quality, not texture.
100
Condensation
is the physical change in matter from a liquid to a gas
200
Paola knows that matter has mass and takes up space. Which of these is NOT an example of matter?
A. soft pillow
B. beam of light
C. cloud in the sky
D. orange juice in a glass
Answer B is correct because a beam of light does not have mass.
200
Truong made a pitcher of lemonade for a picnic. Which action shows that lemonade is a liquid and not a solid or a gas?
A. thawing it
B. filling a spiral straw halfway with it
C. heating it up in the sunlight
D. squeezing lemons to make it
Answer B is correct because liquids take on the shapes of their containers, and solids do not.
200
Isaac started a recipe by heating some butter. What property of the butter did heating demonstrate?
A. volume
B. texture
C. melting point
D. weight
Answer C is correct because melting butter changes it from a solid to a liquid, and melting point is a property of matter
200
Nanette and Adi are comparing the properties of different samples of sand. They have recorded the colors and described the sizes of the particles. Which is another property of the samples that they could observe without using a measuring tool?
Correct answers may include: texture or shape
200
Thermal Energy
Heat Energy - energy in the form of heat
300
A student wants to classify matter based on its solubility. How could she test a material to find out if it is soluble or insoluble?
A. Cool it to see if it freezes.
B. Heat it to see if it changes state.
C. Add it to water to see if it dissolves.
D. Measure it to find mass and volume.
Add it to water to see if it dissolves.
300
Alicia poured some milk into a glass. How does this action show that milk is a liquid and not a solid?
A solid cannot be poured. It retains a fixed volume and shape, but a liquid will change its shape to take the shape of its container.
300
Some students put two ice cubes on separate plates. One ice cube had a mass of 100 grams. The other had a mass of 50 grams. Which result would be the same for both ice cubes in this investigation?
A. Time to melt completely
B. Temperature at which each ice cube melted
C. The volume
D. The mass
Temperature at which each ice cube melted
300
When a powdered drink mix was added to water, the liquid turned orange. A student decided that the taste was too strong, so he poured out half of the liquid and added more water. Which of the following most likely occurred when more water was added?
A. Physical State
B. Color
C. Taste (sweeter taste)
D. Density
Color - the orange color became lighter.
300
evaporation
When a liquid turns into a gas.
400
A student measures the mass of several substances and records the results in the table below.
Substance Mass(g)
Water 145
Toothpicks 10
Table salt 25
Sugar cubes 30
Alcohol 97
Cooking oil 64
Marbles 50
Plastic cubes 15
What is the difference in grams between the total mass of the liquid substance and the total mass of the solid substance used in the investigation?
176 grams
400
Derrick is making a list of questions to use to compare properties of solids, liquids, and gases. Which property of a solid is different from either a liquid or a gas?
A. It has a definite shape
B. It is sometimes invisible
C. It contains matter that takes up space
D. It can expand to fill the available space
Answer A is correct because liquids take on the shapes of their containers, and gases have no definite shape at all.
400
Yolanda and Ariel are experimenting with kinds of matter to see what happens when substances are heated. Which property of matter will NOT change when the temperature increases?
Mass: raising the temperature does not change the total mass.
400
Ms. Hamor is sorting paperclips. List all ways she can sort them.
color, size, magnetic or not magnetic
400
Melting
When a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.
500
Kyle and Agnes are comparing samples of matter. Which of these comparisons CANNOT be used in their project?
A. feels rough or smooth
B. tastes salty or sweet
C. is waterproof or not waterproof
D. has mass or no mass
Answer D is correct because all matter has mass.
500
What will happen if water is left in the sun for an extended amount of time?
The water will evaporate
500
Experiment: Determine if an equal amount of water will freeze faster in a shallow bowl or in a tall glass. What science tools you will need to collect data from this experiment? TWO
Celsius thermometer and stopwatch
500
What are physical properties?
Physical properties are ones that can be experienced using the five senses or a science tool. It does not create a new substance.
500
freezing
When heat is removed from a substance it will change from a liquid to a solid.