Matter Vocabulary
Properties of Matter
Classifying Matter
Changes in Matter
Miscellaneous
100
Everything that has mass and takes up space
What is Matter
100
Definition: properties of matter that can be observed or measured
Physical Properties
100
What are the 3 states of matter
What is solid, liquid, and gas
100
Ice cubes changing into water is caused by what?
What is Heating
100
True or false: A soccer ball is heavier than a golf ball which means that it will sink in water.
False. A soccer ball is heavier than a golf ball but it floats.
200
The amount of matter in something
What is Mass
200
You can tell the difference between a rock and a pumice stone by testing what physical property?
What is sink or float.
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
If a student is using a triple beam balance to study an object, what physical property are they measuring?
Mass.
300
Definite shape and size
What is Solid
300
You can sort out sand and iron fillings by testing what physical property?
Magnetism
300
An ice cube is in what state of matter?
What is a solid
300
The process of changing from a gas to a liquid is called?
What is condensation
300
What is the temperature in this thermometer in Celcius?
20 degrees Celsius.
400
Takes the shape of the container it is in
What is Liquid
400
What tool can you use to measure mass?
A. Scale/balance
B. Graduated Cylinder
C. Magnet
D. Thermometer
What is a Scale/balance
400
Steam is in what state?
What is a gas
400
The process of changing from a liquid to a gas is called?
Evaporation
400
If a paper clip, safety pin, and a coin all sink in water, what can we say about their density?
They are all more dense than water.
500
What two objects are less dense than water?
Glass marble, plastic ball, metal paper clip, wood block
Plastic ball and wood block
500
If we try to remove the bolt with a strong magnet and it does not move, what can we say about the the magnetism and the density of the bolt?
The bolt is not magnetic and is more dense than the maple syrup.
500
Classify the following objects by their relative density:
Paper clip, plastic bottle, marble, wooden popsicle stick, cork, coin
Float: popsicle stick, bottle, cork
Sink: Paper clip, marble, coin
500
Water can turn into a solid by what process?
What is Freezing
500
What unit of measurement do we use to measure mass?
Grams or g.