Matter Vocabulary
Everything in the world is made up of this.
Matter
Which states of matter do not have a definite shape?
Liquids and gases
True or false: Water can be all three states of matter.
True
How do you change ice from a solid to a liquid?
Add heat andmelt it
What are color, size, and texture known as?
Physical properties
What is a reversible change?
A change in matter that can be undone.
The oxygen we breathe is what state of matter?
Gas
Pancake syrup is in what state?
How do you change water from a liquid to a solid?
Freeze it
This property describes how a material feels...
texture
What is an irreversible change?
A change in matter than CAN be undone.
The space that an object takes up is called its _____.
Volume
An ice cube is in what state of matter?
How do you change water into a gas?
By heating it.
What is 1 thing that is NOT made up of matter?
sound, thoughts, energy, feelings, time, sunlight, love, gravity
This state of matter takes on the shape of the container it is in
Liquid
What measures how warm something is?
What is temperature?
Steam is in what state?
What is a gas
What happens when you put a liquid on a flat surface?
It spreads.
We use this to measure the mass or weight of matter
balance scale
This state of matter FILLS UP the space that it is in.
Gas
The amount of material an object an object is called its_______.
Mass
A desk is this state of matter.
Solid
Name 1 reversible change and 1 irreversible change
reversible: melting, freezing, folding, dissolving
irreversible: burning, cooking, fruit ripening
We use this to measure the temperature of matter
thermometer