Matter
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space is matter.
What do the particles look like in a solid?
The particles are packed closely together and usually in a set pattern.
What state is a ball in?
Solid
What is it called when something changes from a liquid to a gas?
Evaporation
The process of changing from a liquid to a solid.
Freezing
What is mass?
Mass is the amount of material that makes up an object.
What do the particles look like in a gas?
Particles are very spread apart and have no pattern.
What state is oxygen in?
Gas
When matter changes from one state to another is it a physical change or a chemical change?
Physical change
When substances are mixed together and a new object comes out that can't be put back into what it was before, is that a physical change or a chemical change?
Chemical change
What are the 3 main states of matter?
Liquid
Solid
Gas
What do the particles look like in a liquid?
Particles are still close together but don't have a pattern.
What state is Tea in?
Liquid
What is it called when a gas changes to a liquid?
Condensation
When matter moves from a liquid to a solid, what is being added?
What is the smallest building block of all matter?
The atom.
What state of matter fills whatever space it is put in?
A gas.
What state is helium in?
Gas
What is the process called to change from a solid to a liquid?
Melting
When matter moves from a liquid to a gas, what is being added?
Heat is being added.
What is a molecule?
2 or more atoms joined together.
Which state of matter takes on the shape of the container that it is put in?
Liquid or gas
What state is sleet in?
Both solid and liquid combined.
What is it called when gas changes directly into a solid?
Deposition
What is it called when a solid turns directly into a gas?
Sublimation