Identify the State of Matter
What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
Solid
What did we call the mixture that acts like both a solid and a liquid?
Oobleck
What is the term for the amount of space an object takes up?
Volume
What is physical change?
Change that does not create a new substance
How can you identify a liquid?
It takes shape of the container it is in.
In the cup and water experiment, what kept the inside of the cup dry?
What do we call the building blocks of matter?
Molecules
Can ice melting into water be considered a physical change? Why?
Yes, because it is still water
What is the state of matter that has no definite shape or volume?
Gas
What was one observation you made during the oobleck experiment?
It could be a solid or a liquid
What is the measure of how much matter is in an object?
Mass
What is a chemical change?
Change that creates a new substance
How can you tell if something is a solid, liquid, or gas?
The properties of shape and volume
What did the experiment with the water, corn syrup, and oil show?
The density of each liquid
What is the term for how tightly packed the molecules are in a substance?
density
What is one example of a physical change?
Melting ice, breaking a chocolate bar, chopping wood
What is the molecule pattern of a solid?
Packed together in a fixed and regular pattern
In the density experiment, which liquid was the most dense?
Corn Syrup
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space?
What is one example of a chemical change?
Burning wood