Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
Changing States of Matter
Matter Characteristics
Light
100
This is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
100
This matter has molecules that are tightly packed together.
What is a solid's molecules?
100
This happens when a solid changes to a liquid.
What is melting.
100
This matter has a DEFINITE SHAPE.
What is a solid?
100
This is something that takes in reflected light.
What is a receiver?
200
This is a measure of the amount of matter in a substance (measured in grams).
What is mass?
200
This matter has molecules that spread out everywhere.
What are gas molecules?
200
This happens when a gas cools and turns into a liquid.
What is condensation?
200
This matter takes the SHAPE OF IT'S CONTAINER.
What is a liquid?
200
This is the bouncing of heat or light off an object.
What is reflection?
300
This is the amount of space matter takes up or how much something can hold.
What is volume?
300
This is made of 2 or more atoms joined together.
What is a molecule?
300
This happens when a liquid turns into a solid.
What is freezing?
300
This matter has NO DEFINITE SHAPE.
What is either a liquid or a gas?
300
This allows us to see objects.
What is light reflecting off an object and to our eyes?
400
This is a measure of how tightly packed an object's atoms are and shows a relationship between mass and volume. Will it sink or float?
What is density?
400
This is the presence of heat energy.
What is thermal energy?
400
This happens when a liquid turns into a gas.
What is evaporation?
400
This matter has NO DEFINITE VOLUME.
What is a gas?
400
This causes the moon to shine in the sky.
What is light from the sun bouncing off of the moon and back to Earth?
500
This is the smallest particle that makes up all matter.
What is an atom?
500
This happens when a solid turns directly into a gas without turning into a liquid first (dry ice).
What is sublimation?
500
This happens to the mass of water as it turns from ice to water in a closed container.
What is remain constant or the same?
500
This matter has molecules that can glide past one another easily.
What is a liquid's molecules?
500
This is a type of energy that allows us to see objects.
What is light energy?
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