Properties of Matter
What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
A cup of trail mix contains nuts, raisins, and cereal. Because you can separate the different parts, it is this type of matter.
mixture
Name the 3 states of matter
Solid, liquid, gas
Nails and pins are metals that are
magnetic
To get magnets to attract, how should the magnets be attached?
You need to attach opposite poles
Explain if large items always have the highest mass?
No, some items can be small and have the largest mass or large items can have the smallest mass.
Lemon juice and sugar dissolve into water to create a glass of lemonade. Because the individual parts have combined into one, it is this type of matter.
This type of matter keeps its shape even when being moved around
Solids
These atoms are tightly packed in a regular pattern
Solids
The force that pulls together or pushes apart certain metal objects
Magnetism
Density can be described as
an objects ability to sink or float in water
-7 Degrees Celsius is the temperture that liquid water changes to a __________
solid/ice
Does the mass of the mixture change, than when the substances in a mixture is combined?
NO!
These atoms are closely packed in no pattern
Liquids
flowers, wax, and rocks, beehives, dirt are examples of
a solid
Does matter become a new material when it changes its state?
NO
In science, we measure temperature in ___________ and mass in ___________.
celcius and grams
Takes the shape AND volume of its container
Gas
These atoms are well spread out in no pattern
Gas
What needs to be added or removed for the state of matter to change?
Heat
A high density substance _______ in water, and a low density will _________.
sinks floats
Give an example of liquid changing to a gas
Evaporation!
Takes the shape of its container
Liquid
Atoms in a gas move _____ than in a liquid
Faster!
Give an example of condensation (changing from a liquid to a gas)
Water is forming. Things like....