States of Matter
What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What are the things you can observe using your senses?
Physical properties
Using the description below, guess the state of matter.
The particles are close together
What is a change in matter?
When matter changes from one state to another
Give an example of a solid
block, book, cup, etc.
What are the three states of matter?
Solids
Liquids
Gases
Name two things you can observe using your senses.
Color
size
texture
shape
hardness
Using the description below, guess the state of matter.
The particles are spread apart
liquid
What causes a change in matter?
Adding or taking away heat
give an example of a liquid
water, soda, orange juice, tea, etc.
What state of matter is being described below?
Matter that has its own shape and size
Solid
Describe the physical properties of a banana
long, yellow, smooth, sweet
Describe the particles in a gas
far apart
Describe melting
When a solid turns into a liquid
Give an example of a gas
steam, air, foam
What state of matter is being described below?
Matter that takes the shape of its container.
Liquid
Describe the physical properties of water, including the state of matter.
wet, clear, liquid, odorless
What change is being described?
When a liquid turns into a solid. Heat is taken away
Freezing
Give an example of the melting change.
snowman melting in the sun, candle wax melting, etc.
What state of matter is being described below?
Matter that fills up all the space inside a container, you can not always see it.
Gas
properties:
Orange, liquid, sweet, wet, sticky
Juice freezing into a popsicle is an example of what change?
Freezing