Matter Vocabulary
What is Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What state of matter has strongly attracted particles?
Solid
Oobleck has two states of matter. What are they?
Liquid and solid
Ice cubes changing into water is caused by this.
What is melting/heating
Rain is an example of what?
Percipitation
What are the 3 states of matter?
Liquid, solid, gas
True or false: is Sam a solid?
True. (Although humans have elements of all 3 matter states)
What state of matter is Pancake syrup?
liquid
Adding heat to a pot of water will change the liquid into this state of matter.
What is gas
What does condensation eventually form?
Clouds
What is a solid
A collection of particles formed tight together. (Definite shape and size)
An egg being fried is an example of what type of change?
Irreversible. (it can not be undone)
What state of matter is an ice cube?
a solid
The process of changing from a gas to a liquid is called this.
What is condensation
How does water change states from a liquid to a gas in the water cycle?
Evaporation
What is a liquid?
A collection of particles loosely together. (Takes the shape of the container it is in)
This property can be measured using a thermometer.
What is temperature?
Steam is what state of matter?
a gas
The process of changing from a liquid to a gas is called this.
What is Evaporation
What stage of the water cycle are lakes and rivers?
Collection
What is a gas?
A collection of particles with lots of space between them.
Melting and cooling chocolate is an example of what kind of change?
Reversible
True or false: there are no particles in matter
False. All matter is made up particles
Water can turn into a solid by this process.
What is Freezing
When moisture evaporates from plant life it is called?
Transpiration