Properties of Matter
States of Matter
Measuring Matter
Vocabulary
More Properties
100
If an object is attracted to a magnet it is..
magnetic
100
True or false: A gas has neither a fixed shape, or a fixed volume.
True
100
What system do scientists use to measure?
The Metric system
100
the smallest possible part of matter
particle
100
What are some properties that can be measured using tools?
Mass, weight, area, volume, temperature, height, length, etc.
200
What types of materials are good conductors of electricity?
Metals
200
A solid has a fixed _________ and a fixed _________
shape/volume or volume/shape
200
What are the metric units used to measure length, height and width?
Centimeters, meters, kilometers, millimeters
200
a characteristic or trait of matter that is used to identify it
property
200
What are some properties that can be measured or observed using your senses?
Size, shape, color, texture, smell, temperature, etc.
300
If salt dissolves in water, that means salt is __________ in water
soluble
300
A liquid has a fixed __________, but no fixed ________
volume/shape
300
What tools do you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
A beaker or graduated cylinder
300
a single kind of matter that possess a specific set of properties
substance
300
What is soluble in rubbing alcohol, but is insoluble in water?
Sharpie
400
How do you test the hardness of an object?
Moh's Hardness Scale, or doing the scratch test
400
Describe how particles move in all three states of matter.
Solids the particles are packed very tightly and can't move a lot, Liquids they are more spread out and can flow freely past each other, Gasses the particles are spread far apart moving quickly
400
120 cm2
400
the basic building block of matter that cannot be divided into smaller particles of the same matter
atom
400
What are some properties that need to be tested in order to find them?
Hardness, reflectivity, conductivity, magnetism solubility, etc.
500
What two types of energy can be reflected?
Light and sound
500
Explain how energy causes a change in the states of matter.
If you add energy (heat up), or take away energy (cooling down), it will cause the state of matter to change.
500
Calculate the area of this rectangle
384 cm3
500
How big is a nanometer?
One billionth of a meter, or one billion times smaller than a meter
500
Name a material that is a good conductor of electricity, but is not magnetic?
Aluminum, copper or gold