Measuring Matter
Properties
States
Matter review (3rd grade)
BONUS
100
What do you use to measure mass?
What is a balance or scale
100
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object
100
What is matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape
Liquid
100
What is melting?
when a solid turns into a liquid
100
The following image shows the difference in which physical property of matter?
A) mass B) magnetism
C) volume D) density
D) Density
200
How do you measure the volume of a liquid?
Graduated Cylinder or beaker
200
What is volume?
The amount of space an object takes up
200
What form of matter has no set volume and no set shape?
gas.
200
It goes from a liquid to a gas.
What is evaporation?
200
Describe the 3 states of matter according to their volume and shape.
300
What unit do you measure liquid volume with?
Milliliters
300
Which materials likely have the least density?
A) styrofoam and plastic
B) steel and iron
C) magnets and marbles
A) styrofoam and plastic
300
What is physical state?
The classification of matter as a solid, liquid, or gas.
300
What is condensation?
when a gas turns into a liquid
300
Part I: The two sports balls shown below most likely have the same:
A) mass B) volume C) density
Part II: They most likely have different:
A) mass B) volume C) density
Part I: SAME volume
Part II: DIFFERENT mass AND density
400
What unit do you measure the mass of an object in?
grams
400
What materials would be best for maintaining thermal energy (keeping things hot) AND why?
A) cotton and silk
B) latex (balloon material)
C) aluminum foil and copper pennies
C) aluminum foil and copper pennies because they hold in heat.
400
Define a liquid by its' properties.
Liquids have a set volume but no set shape
400
What is it called when a liquid turns into a solid because heat is removed?
Freezing
400
How did the water droplets on the outside of the container get there?
Water vapor in the air cooled and condensed back into a liquid.
500
What temperature in Celsius is shown on the thermometer?
22 degrees Celsius
500
What are the FOUR magnetic metals found in Earth?
M-INCS:
MAGNETIC: Iron, Nickel, Cobalt, Steel
500
What form of matter has a definite shape and volume?
Solid
500
At what temperature will a liquid freeze?
0 degrees Celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit
500
All of the following are examples of what phase change?
