Matter
Where is matter?
A. All around us.
B. Anything we can see.
C. Anything we can touch.
A. All around us.
A solid can be cut.
True or false?
True
Liquid takes the shape of it's ____________.
container.
Gases can always be seen.
True or false.
False
Particles in matter are ______________.
a. easy to see
b. too small to see
c. it depends on the size of the object
too small to see
What is matter?
Anything that takes up ________.
a. time
b. atoms
c. space
space
What state does a solid change to when it melts?
liquid
What happens when you heat a liquid?
Turns into a gas.
Does gas have a fixed shape?
No
Particles in matter are ____________.
a. always hot
b. always cold
c. always moving
always moving
What is the smallest unit of matter? It's indivisible. It cannot be cut.
a. molecule
b. atom
c. particle
atom
One property of a solid is that it keeps it's _______.
a. distance
b. shape
c. energy
shape
Can a liquid be cut?
No! Have you tried to cut water???
Choose the correct fact.
a. Gases stay in one spot.
b. Gases move around freely.
c. Gases are easy to smell.
Gases move around freely.
Movement in particles depends on how much __________ they have.
a. time
b. distance
c. energy
energy
Energy is the ability to do _____ and have power.
a. work
b. nothing
work
Are molecules in a solid packed tightly together or are they loose?
Tight
Are the molecules in a liquid packed tightly or loosely?
Loosely
Are the molecules in gases close together or are they spread out?
spread out
Which makes molecules move faster?
a. heat
b.cold
heat
Give an example of something (we all have it in our homes) that can move between all 3 states. It can be a liquid, a solid, or a gas.
water
Are molecules in a solid easily compressed?
No.
What is the term used when water boils and you can see the steam coming out?
a. evaporation
b. precipitation
evaporation
Are gases easily compressed?
yes
Tell why a ball left in very cold weather will deflate. You must use the word molecule or particle to describe.
Cold makes molecules (particles) slow down and shrink together.