Describing Matter
More Matter
Physical Properties
States of Matter
Chemical or Physical?
100
Identify four states of matter.
Four states of matter are solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. The Bose-Einstein condensation is a 5th state of matter.
100
What property of matter is a measure of the gravitational force?
What is weight?
100
Describe the shape and volume of a liquid.
A liquid has a definite volume but no definite shape.
100
The change of state from a liquid directly to a gas.
What is evaporation?
100
Which of the following is NOT the result of a physical change? ground flour, sanded wood, rusted metal, or cut up paper
rusted metal
200
Define matter.
Matter is anything that has mass and volume.
200
A liquid's resistance to flow is _____________.
What is viscosity?
200
Describe the shape and volume of a gas.
A gas has no definite shape or volume.
200
What change of state occurs during melting?
Melting is the change of state from a solid to a liquid.
200
The ability of a substance to dissolve is ____________.
solubility
300
What is volume?
Volume is the amount of space an object takes up or how much a container can hold.
300
The measure of the amount of matter in a given amount of space is _____________.
What is density?
300
Describe the shape and volume of a solid.
A solid has a definite shape and a definite volume.
300
What change of state occurs during freezing?
Freezing is the change of state from a liquid to a solid.
300
A copper penny can turn green if it reacts with carbon dioxide and water. This is an example of a ___________.
chemical change
400
What is mass?
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
400
What happens to matter during chemical changes?
Its composition or identity changes.
400
Malleability is an example of a _______________.
Physical property
400
What change of state occurs during condensation?
Condensation is the change of state from a gas to a liquid.
400
The process of changing into an entirely new substance is a ______________ change.
chemical
500
Which of the following is NOT matter: a lamp, a light bulb, a lamp shade, or the light produced by the lamp? Explain why you chose your answer.
The light produced by the lamp is not matter because it is energy. You cannot measure the mass and volume of light, so it is not matter.
500
Which of the following are NOT examples of chemical change? soured milk, fireworks exploding, salt dissolving in water, baking bread, chopping wood, baking soda dissolving in vinegar
salt dissolving in water and chopping wood
500
Mary pours water, oil, and corn syrup into a graduated cylinder. What will she observe and why?
The liquids will form layers because they have different densities. The corn syrup has the greatest density and it will sink to the bottom. The water will sit in the middle. The oil, which is the least dense, will float on top.
500
The change of state from a solid directly to a gas.
What is sublimation?
500
The ability of a substance to burn is called ___________. This is an example of a _________ property.
flammability; chemical
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