States of Matter
Ch Ch Changes
Vocabulary
Properties
Measuring Matter
100
A book is an example of what state of matter?
Solid
100
Ms. Arsenault forgot her water bottle in her car last night. When she got to her car this morning the water had turned into ice. This is an example of what type of change?
Freezing
100
Anything that takes up space and has mass
Matter
100
What is a property?
How we describe matter
100
This tool measures how hot or cold something it
Thermometer
200
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
200
Mr. Patterson loves snow! He loves it so much that he brought a snowball inside of his room and set it on his dresser. The next day the snowball had become a pile of water. This is an example of what type of change?
Melting
200
When a solid becomes a liquid
Melting
200
Green is an example of which property?
Color
200
Which tool do we use to measure volume?
Graduated cylinder
300
Molecules move around freely in which state?
Gas
300
Mr. Pieterse cooked pasta for dinner last night. He put some water into a pot, put the pot on top of the stove, and turned the stove on. After a little bit Mr. Pieterse began to see water vapor rising from the pot. This is an example of what kind of change?
Evaporation
300
How much matter, or stuff, is in an object
Mass
300
Small is an example of which property?
Size
300
Which tool measures matter in grams (g)?
Scale
400
The shape of this state depends on its container
Liquid
400
Mr. Patterson and the soccer team have soccer practice early in the morning. Some of the team felt that the grass is always wet when they get to the field. Mr. Patterson explained that this is become the water in the air gets cold at night and becomes water which makes the grass wet. This is an example of what type of change?
Condensation
400
When a gas becomes a liquid
Condensation
400
Rough is an example of which property?
Texture
400
What unit do we use when measuring length?
Inches/centimeters
500
This state of matter has a definite (or specific) shape
Solid
500
Every time it rains big water puddles form on the sidewalk. A few days later these puddles are gone. This is an example of what type of change?
Evaporation
500
What is evaporation?
When a liquid becomes a gas
500
Name three properties of matter
Size, shape, color, texture, length, temperature, mass, etc
500
What unit do we use when measuring volume?
Milliliters (mL)