States of Matter
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Properties of Matter
100

What are the 3 states of matter?

Solid, Liquid, and Gas

100

What is a microscope?

A scientific tool that makes small things appear large.

100

What does it mean to observe?

To use the senses to examine or inspect.

100
Is the color of an object a physical or chemical property?

Physical

200

The state of matter where atoms are packed tightly together.

Solid

200

What is matter?

Anything that takes of space and has mass.

200
Physical or chemical characteristics of matter used to describe or identify a substance are called _______________?

Properties

200

What property does an item have when it easily dissolves in a liquid?

Solubility

300

What state of matter has molecules that are loosely packed and can move a little?

Liquid

300

What is the smallest unit of any substance?

Particle

300

What is the size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring?

Measurement

300

What is the heaviness of a an object called?

Weight

400
The state of matter where there is no definite shape or volume.
Gas
400

What does it mean to spread out evenly in a liquid?

Dissolve

400

What is the property of reflecting light or radiation?

Reflectivity

400

A material that allows energy to flow through it is called a(n) ________________ and said to have good conductivity.

Conductor

500

Name an example of a each of the 3 states of matter.

Answers Vary

Solid- Ice

Liquid- Water

Gas- Carbon Dioxide

500

A representation of something that can help us understand its structure or how it works is called a __________?

Model

500

What is the name for a material's ability to conduct heat?

Thermal Conductivity

500
A ______________ is a metal that attracts other metals if they contain iron or cobalt.

magnet

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