Matter Vocabulary
Properties of Matter
Classifying Matter
Changes in Matter
Physical/Chemical
Miscellaneous
100

 Everything that has mass and takes up space

What is Matter

100

What will happen if you keep increasing the temperature of a liquid? a. It will boil and become a gas b. It will transpire c. It will remain a liquid d. It will solidify

It will boil and become a gas.

100

What are the 3 main states of matter?

What is solid, liquid, and gas 

100

Ice cubes changing into water is caused by what?

What is Heating 

100

Which of the following is an example of a physical change? a. Water freezing into ice. b. A piece of wood burning. c. A toy car rusting. d. Zinc producing hydrogen gas when mixed with water

water freezing into ice

100

What does soluble mean?

The ability to dissolve

200

The amount of matter in something 

What is Mass 

200

What is the basic shape of a liquid?

It does not have a basic shape. It takes the shape of its container

200

Pancake syrup is in what state? 

What is liquid
200

Adding heat to a pot of water will change the liquid into what state?

What is gas

200

What change has occurred when a nail rusts? a. A physical change b. A chemical change c. An atomic change d. A reactive change

chemical change

200

How do the particles behave in a solid

They are packed in tight

300

Definite shape and size 

What is Solid 

300

What's the easiest way to add energy to matter? a. Heating it b. Cooling it c. Decreasing pressure d. Decreasing temperature

A. Heating it

300

An ice cube is in what state of matter? 

What is a solid 
300

What is one example of a chemical change we created in class? 

Example: mixing baking soda and vinegar

300

How does rust form? a. Through paint flaking off of a metal surface b. Through a chemical reaction between iron and oxygen c. Through weathering d. Through the physical mixing of iron and water

chemical reaction with iron and oxygen


300

In which state of matter do the particles move the quickest?

Gas

400

Takes the shape of the container it is in 

What is Liquid 

400

Compared to ice, how do molecules of water behave? a. They move less freely. b. They are locked into a crystal lattice. c. They move more freely. d. They bounce off one another randomly.

C. move more freely

400

Steam is in what state? 

What is a gas

400

Are ice and water made up of the same matter? Explain. 

Yes. They are both made out of H2O. 

400

What happens to the mass of water as it turns into a gas? 

It stays the same. 

400

**Before a 5th grader kicks a soccer ball what type of energy is in their foot?**

potential energy

500

Particles spread throughout its container and molecules move randomly

What is Gas 

500
What is the difference between a conductor and an insulator?

A Conductor allows electricity to flow through it while an insulator stops the flow of electricity.

500

Think of a glass of soda. The bubbles are an example of what state of matter?

What is a gas 

500

Water can turn into a solid by what process? 

What is Freezing 

500

Give an example of a chemical and physical change

answers vary

500

What states of matter do humans have?

Liquid, solid and gas