Solids
How do the particles move in a solid?
Each particle moves back and forth around one point.
How do the particles in a liquid move?
They slip and slide past each other.
How do the particles in a gas move?
They move quickly and randomly.
What is the amount of space that matter takes up called?
Volume
What do we call it when one material forms a solution with another material?
Does a solid have a definite shape or no definite shape?
What kind of shape does a liquid have?
It takes the shape of its container.
Does a gas have a definite shape or no definite shape?
No definite shape
When you compare the amount of matter to the space it is taking up, you are measuring the _________?
Density
What is buoyancy?
The ability of matter to float in a liquid or gas.
How are the particles in a Solid arranged?
They are close together, like neat and even stacks of tiny balls.
How are the particles arranged in a liquid?
Close together, but not as neat and arranged as a solid.
True or false: A gas always fills the container it is in.
What unit is volume measured in?
Cubic Centimeters
What are the two useful properties of matter?
Solubility and Buoyancy.
If I heat up a solid, what happens?
It turns into a liquid
If I cool a liquid , what happens?
It becomes a solid.
What happens when you open a container that a gas is in?
The gas particles move out of the container.
Give an example of how you can measure the mass of something.
A Balance
What is Solubility?
a measure of the amount of a material that will dissolve in another material.
Give me an example of changing a solid into a liquid
Example: Heating and ice cube
If I heat a liquid up, what happens?
It becomes a gas
When you heat water, what is the gas it becomes called?
Water Vapor
What are the three properties of matter that can be measured?
Mass, Volume, and Density
Give me an example of something that has buoyancy.
Examples: Submarine, hot air balloon, blimp, buoys.