Matter Basics
Mass and Volume
Particles: Atoms and Molecules
Real life examples
States (phases) of matter
100
What two things does something need to have in order to be matter?
Mass and Volume
100
Mass is another word for what?
The amount something weighs
100
What tiny things make up all matter?
Particles
100
Name one thing in this classroom that is matter
Anything in the classroom
100
What are the three phases of Matter? (Double points if you draw what they look like)
Solid, Liquid, Gas
200
True or false: Only things you can see are made of matter. (Explain)
False. Even things you can not see, like air, are matter
200
Volume means...
The amount of space something takes up
200
What is the smallest unit of matter?
An atom
200
Humans are matter because...
Our bodies have mass and they take up space
200
Water as ice is what form/phase of matter?
Solid
300
What do we call something when it takes up space?
Volume
300
Why does a blown-up balloon have more mass than an empty balloon?
Because it is full of air particles that were not there before
300
Why can we not see atoms with our eyes?
They are too small (even the best microscopes cant show a single atom)
300
What example did the lesson use to show that air takes up space?
Blowing up a balloon
300
what happens to particles (atoms) as a substance becomes a liquid? (Explain or draw)
They spread farther apart than in a solid
400
What is one example from the lesson of something that is matter?
Desk, pencil, water, humans
400
What happens to volume when you blow air into a balloon?
The volume increases because air takes up space
400
What do we call several atoms that are stuck together?
A molecule
400
What everyday object was used to compare particles to something bigger?
A sand castle mad from grains of sand
400
What phase is water when it becomes steam?
Gas
500
How do we know air is matter?
A balloon has more mass and takes up space when it is filled with air
500
If a desk has mass and takes up space, what does that tell us about the desk?
It is matter.
500
A water molecule has three atoms. What are they?
Two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom (H₂O)
500
Give an example of matter that you cannot see and explain how you know it is matter.
Air, we know it is matter because it takes up space and has mass (a full balloon weighs more.)
500
Describe the particles spacing in solids, liquids, and gases. (write out each word, draw a picture of what the particles look like, and give an example.)
Solids - very close together
Liquids - somewhat close together, but a little apart
Gasses - very far apart