States of Matter
Mass vs. Weight
Vocabulary
Physical Properties
Measuring Volume and Density
100

Anything that has mass and takes up space

What is matter?

100

measured on a balance

What is mass?

100
when particles escape from a non-boiling liquid and become a gas
What is evaporation
100
the characteristics of a substance that can be measured without changing the substance
What is physical properties
100

the amount of space anything occupies

What is volume

200
Name the three states of matter
What is solid, liquid, gas
200
determined with a scale
What is weight
200
changes a substance from a gas to a liquid
What is condensation
200

A material’s ability to conduct heat

What is Thermal Conductivity?

200
Density is measured by
What is mass divided by volume
300
particles are held rigidly in place with a definite shape
What is a solid
300
measure of the pull of gravity on an object.
What is weight
300

Decreasing the volume of an element ________ the pressure

What is increases?

300

Allowing light to pass through

What is transparent?

300

What equation can be used to find the volume of a rectangular prism?

What is

length x width x height or 

Area of the base x height


400
particles are far apart and move quickly
What is a gas
400
Define mass
What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object
400

Adding heat to a solid will cause it to _______

What is melt?

400

Define solubility

What is the ability to dissolve in water?

400

This method can be used to find the volume of an irregular object

What is water displacement? You place the object in water to see how much water it displaces.

500
Define liquid
What is has a definite volume, but no definite shape.
500
An object has a mass of 120g on Earth. Its mass on the moon is...
What is 120g
500

Define Sublimation

What is a change from a solid to a gas?

500

Name the Law of Conservation of Matter

What is matter is neither created nor destroyed during a physical or chemical change

500
Pure substances always have the same
What is density
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