Vocabulary
The substances that all things on Earth are made of
What is matter?
The number of phases in which matter can exist
What is four?
The indented surface of a rock would be an example of this physical feature
What is texture?
Natural, pure substances found on Earth
What are elements?
This non-living matter lives close to the ocean, but may not be easy to see
What are sea shells?
The only two categories that all matter can be divided into
What are living and non-living?
Matter can change state when exposed to this type of change
What is energy?
These abilities allow humans to observe matter
What are senses?
A molecule of oxygen will only contain this type of atom
What are atoms of oxygen?
This example of living matter grows taller with each year
What is a tree?
The two "must have" ingredients for matter to exist
What has mass and takes up space?
This form of matter requires the most energy to be created
What is plasma?
The type of change that occurs when an object breaks
What is a physical change?
A combination of substances that each KEEP their original properties
What is a mixture?
Cold or hot, this matter is essential for life
What is water?
The smallest particle of any pure substance that can exist
What are atoms?
This would have a hotter temperature than boiling water
What is steam?
The measure of how easily an object will bend
What is hardness?
This is created when a chemical change occurs between two or more elements
What is a compound?
The fluffy cover on my bed is a great example of this physical property
What is texture?
The result of two or ore atoms that have bonded together
What is a molecule?
This change in matter occurs when a gas changes into a liquid
What is condensation?
The measure of how hot or cold an object is
What is temperature?
Observing smoke is a signal that this has occurred
What is a chemical change?
To observe this physical characteristic, a nose is required
What is odor?