Matter Vocabulary
Everything that has mass and takes up space
Matter
Elements and Compounds are examples of
Pure substances
What are the 3 states of matter
Solid, liquid, and gas
What type of particle movement is the state of gas?
Particles move freely, they are not packed tightly together
Is H₂O an atom or a molecule?
Molecule- there is 2 hydrogen + 1 oxygen, molecules are two or more atoms joined together.
The amount of matter in something
Mass
True or False: when matter is heated, particles move slower.
False, when matter is heated, particles move faster.
When matter is cooled, particles move slower and come closer together.
Pancake syrup is in what state?
Liquid
What state is an item in if the atoms are able to slide past each other, but do NOT fill up the container
Liquid
Name the 4 parts of an atom.
Nucleus, protons, neutrons, electons
What state of matter? Definite shape and size
Solid
True of False: Iron turning into rust is an example of a chemical change.
True
An ice cube is in what state of matter?
Solid
Name a method of separation and an example of it.
Filtering – separate solid from liquid
Sifting – separate small and large solids
Magnetism – separate magnetic materials
Evaporation – separate solids from liquids by heating
What is the charge of each particle: proton, neutron, and electron.
Proton= positive
Neutron= 0 (neutral)
Electron= negative
Takes on the shape of the container it is in, but not the volume
Liquid
What tool can you use to separate rocks and sand?
What is a filter
Steam is in what state?
Gas
What is physical change?
Only changes appearance (shape, size, or state).
No new substance is formed.
Examples: cutting, melting, folding, freezing, boiling
A compound is made when two or more elements combine chemically.
A mixture is made when two or more substances are combined, but they don’t change.
Takes the shape and volume of the container it is in.
Gas
Name a clue of a chemical change.
Heat/light produced
Gas or bubbles
Colour change
Precipitate (solid forms in liquid)
New smell
True or false: Fire is a gas
What is False: It is plasma
Water can turn into a solid by what process?
What is Freezing
What is the definition of an element?