Grade Six Science Matter

Vocabulary Review

100

Anything that has a mass and takes up space. 

What is matter?

200

the amount of matter something has

What is mass?

300

the amount of space an object takes up

volume

400

all matter is made up of this

particles

500

The relationship between the mass of a substance and how much space it takes up.

What is density?

Classify States of Matter

100

 The four states of matter that substances exist in. 

 What are solid, liquid, gases and plasma

200

Pancake syrup is an example of this

liquid

300

 An ice cube is an example of this state of matter

 What is a solid?

400

The air that we breathe is an example of this state of matter.

What is a gas?

500

Lightning and solar flares are examples of this state of matter.

What is plasma?

Vocabulary Review Two

100

The change of the state of matter from the gas phase to the liquid phase.

What is evaporation?

200

The change of matter from a gas to a liquid

What is condensation?

300

Matter that decreases in size when cooled.

What is thermal contraction?

400

The attractive forces that hold particles together. 

What are intermolecular forces?

500

Matter that increases in size and length when heated. 

What is thermal expansion?

Is it getting hot in here?

100

The temperature that water boils at. 

What is a hundred degrees?

200

The temperature that water freezes at, with the scale of measurement.

What is zero degrees Celsius?

300

A temperature scale where zero degrees is the freezing point, and 100 degrees is the boiling point. 

What is the Celsius Scale?

400

This is what holds particles together.

What are intermolecular attraction?

500

The direct conversion of a solid to a gas

What is deposition?

Application

100

The temperature in a liquid thermometer rises when it gets hot out, because...

What is, the liquid expands which pushes it up the thermometer? 

200

Ice floats even though it is a solid. Why is that?

What is, water is a weird substance that doesn't behave like most solids.  Water actually expands when it freezes causing the particles to move farther apart and allowing more empty space between the particles?

300

There are spaces on bridges.  Why is that?

What is the metal needs to be able to expand and contract as it freezes and melts. The space allows for the different length of the metal depending on the weather. 

400

When you add energy to a phase change, does that make it warmer or cooler?

What is warmer?

500

In fall, as temperatures drop. the water cools and equalizes. This causes the colder water at the bottom to rise and mix with the warmer water above. 

During spring, the water gets warmer.  The less dense water from the bottom mixes with the colder water at the top. 

What is the lake turnover effect?