Types of Matter
a state of matter that maintains its own shape instead of conforming to the shape of its container.
Solid Matter
Scientists define _______ as anything that occupies space and has mass.
Matter
the state of matter in which the particles are far apart, fast-moving and not organised in any particular way.
Gaseous matter
______ are physical combinations of two or more substances.
Mixtures
________ all matter that is not physical.
Dark Matter
An ___________ __________ of a scientific term tells what tells what tests something must pass to meet the definition.
Operational Definition
Matter that comes from living things is called....
Organic Matter
Materials that are just made of one particle.
Matter that does not come from living things is.....
Inorganic Matter
A. The process of a solid turning into a liquid
B. If the liquid cools, the opposite happens. The particles slow down until their attraction to each other locks them into fixed positions, this is called _____
A. Melting
B. Freezing