Matter
What is matter?
Anything that takes up space and has mass.
What are the three main states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
What is something that is solid?
A rock or a book.
What is something that is a liquid?
Water or juice.
What is something that is a gas?
Air or steam.
Can you name a type of matter that is very small and can’t be seen?
An atom or molecule.
What state of matter has a definite shape?
Solid.
What happens to a solid when it is heated?
It may melt and become a liquid.
What happens when you pour a liquid?
It takes the shape of the container.
What happens to gas when it is put in a container?
It fills the entire container.
What is the main property that helps us identify different types of matter?
Physical properties like color, shape, and size.
What state of matter takes the shape of its container?
Liquid.
How do solids feel?
They feel hard or firm.
What is the property of liquids that allows them to flow?
The particles in liquids are loosely packed.
How do gas particles behave?
They move freely and are far apart from each other.
Is air matter? Why or why not?
Yes, air is matter because it takes up space and has mass.
What do we call matter that has no definite shape or volume?
Gas.
What is the property of solids that allows them to hold their shape?
They have particles that are tightly packed together.
How do liquids behave in a container?
They fill the bottom of the container and take its shape.
What is the property of gases that allows them to expand?
The particles in gases are very far apart and can move freely.
What happens to matter when it is heated?
It can change states (for example, a solid can become a liquid).
Can you name an example of a gas?
Oxygen or carbon dioxide.
Can solids be compressed easily?
No, solids cannot be compressed easily.
Can liquids be compressed easily?
No, liquids cannot be compressed easily.
Can gases be compressed easily?
Yes, gases can be compressed easily.