Matter Matters
This is anything that has mass and takes up space.
What is matter
You can see these without changing the substance (what the stuff is made of).
What are physical properties
Water loves to play in these three states
What are solid, liquid, and gas
Rusting, tarnishing, and flammability describe what type changes.
What are chemical changes
This tool measures length or distance and is often marked in centimeters and inches.
What is a ruler or meter stick.
The study of matter and how it changes is called?
What is chemistry
These properties show a substance’s ability to transform into something new.
What are chemical properties
Sandpaper feels rough; this describes that feeling.
What is texture
Gasoline’s special skill that lets it catch fire fast is called
What is flammability
This instrument measures mass very precisely in a laboratory.
What is a balance (or scale).
You use these to describe, identify, and classify matter.
What are properties
The shiny sparkle of a metal is called this.
What is its luster
Diamonds are famous for this tough property.
What is hardness
When iron meets oxygen and water, it makes this
What is rust
This tall, narrow instrument with markings measures liquid volume more accurately.
What is a graduated cylinder
A pure kind of matter with a specific recipe is called this.
What is a substance
A vegetable oil solidifies at 14°F. This temperature is known as...
What is its freezing point
Copper is great at moving this kind of energy around
What is heat (or electric current)
Silver loses its shine in the air through this process
What is tarnishing
This slender tube is used to transfer small amounts of liquid drop by drop.
What is a pipette
These types of matter, like air, seawater, and soil, contain more than one substance combined physically.
What is a mixture
The power to bend without breaking is called this.
What is flexibility
This property describes how well a substance can dissolve in a liquid (like water)
What is solubility
When a solid that forms and separates out from a liquid solution during a chemical reaction.
What is a precipitate
This open container is used to hold and mix liquids but is not precise for measuring volume.
What is a beaker