Vocabulary
Matter is anything that has _______ and takes up space.
What is matter?
My particles spread out evenly and fill every container that I am in. I have no definite shape or volume.
What is a gas?
What type of change happens when when you blow up a balloon?
What is a physical change?
I measure the amount of space an object takes up. What am I?
What is volume?
Lemonade is an example of one.
What is a solution?
This type of element is shiny and can conduct heat and electricity.
What are metals?
My particles are tightly packed together and vibrate. I have a definite shape and volume.
What is a solid?
During this phase change, my particles move faster and go from tightly packed to gliding past each other.
What is melting?
You use me to measure mass.
What is a balance scale?
It is a universal solvent.
What is water?
A phase change where particles slow down and go from a gas to a liquid.
What is condensation?
When my particles speed up, I am able to escape the surface of my shape and go into the air. This process is called ____.
What is evaporation?
If I want to make a change happen slower, what should I do?
What is lower the temperature?
When a scientist measures how fast particles are moving, what property of matter are they measuring?
What is temperature?
A solute can be removed from a solvent, like water, by what process?
What is evaporation?
It is formed when 2 or more substances are combined but the particles do not spread out equally.
What is a mixture?
There are over 100 of these and they are the smallest part of matter.
What are elements?
I make a smoothie drink with bananas, pineapples, and shredded coconut. What type of change happens when I turn on the blender?
What is a physical change?
What are 2 properties of matter I can use to separate a pile of buttons that are all round?
What are size, color, number of holes, etc.?
I separated a mixture of paper clips in a bowl with a magnet, but some paper clips were left in the bowl. Explain.
What is the paper clips in the bowl do not contain metal?
The idea that everything is made of tiny particles called atoms is known as the _______________.
What is atomic theory?
The number of __________ in an atom will determine the type of element it is.
What are protons?
There are several ways I can tell if a chemical change has occurred. What are 3 of them?
What is a change in smell, change in color, formation of a new substance like rust or a gas, bubbles are formed, a release of light or heat?
If I change the way atoms are arranged, or how they are put together, I can change the ___________ of the element. (Hint: graphite and diamonds are both made from carbon atoms)
What is strength or hardness?
I can separate a mixture with a coffee filter because the mixture contains a _________.
What is a liquid?