Matter Vocabulary
Everything that has mass and takes up space
What is Matter
Elements and Compounds are examples of
Pure substances
What are the 3 states of matter
What is solid, liquid, and gas
Ice cubes changing into water is...?
What is Melting
Irreversible Change
This means that when the change has been made, it cannot be reversed (changed back).
The amount of matter in something
What is Mass
The ttwo types of mixtures are
Homogeneous and heterogeneous
Pancake syrup is in what state?
What is liquid
What is biodegradable?
Waste that is capable of being slowly destroyed and broken down into soil.
Definite shape and size
What is Solid
True of False: Can solids be hard and soft?
What is True
An ice cube is in what state of matter?
The process of changing from a gas to a liquid is called?
What is condensation
What is a Hypothesis?
Make an educated “guess” based on what you know, or what you have read or researched
Takes on the shape of the container it is in, but not the volume
What is Liquid
What tool can you use to separate rocks and sand?
What is a filter
Steam is in what state?
What is a gas
The process of changing from a liquid to a gas is called?
What is Evaporation
What is a physical property?
Describing things we can observe with our senses without changing the substance or combining it with another substance
Takes the shape and volume of the container it is in.
What is Gas
If a substance can dissolve in water, it is said to be
What is Soluble?
True or false: Fire is a gas
What is False: It is plasma
Water can turn into a solid by what process?
What is Freezing
What is a boiling point?
Point at which a substance changes state from a liquid to gas