Properties of Matter
States of Matter
Measuring Matter
Changing States
On the Test!
100
"Rough" or "smooth" would describe this property.
What is...
texture?
100
This is another word for "steam".
What is...
water vapor?
100
This is the amount of "stuff" contained in an object.
What is...
mass?
100
Cutting, folding, or rolling into a ball are all examples of this kind of change.
What is...
a physical change?
100
A pan balance is used to measure a physical property of objects. The illustration below shows the measurement of the property of an apple.
What property does the pan balance measure?
What is...
mass?
200
"Rectangular" or "cylindrical" would describe this property.
What is...
shape?
200
In this state, the particles are very closely packed together. It has a definite shape and size.
What is...
a solid?
200
This is the unit of measurement commonly used to measure mass.
What is...
grams?
200
Rusting, burning, and decaying are all examples of this kind of change.
What is...
a chemical change?
200
Jessica takes care of her house and yard. She has to do something with the plant and animal wastes she collects. The picture below shows a compost pile where she puts the waste materials.
How is the object in the picture an example of a place where chemical changes occur?
What is...
the wastes change into a completely new substance.
300
We use these 5 things to help us describe the properties of matter.
What are...
senses?
300
In this state, particles are close together, but they can slide past one another. It does not have a definite shape and will take the shape of its container.
What is...
a liquid?
300
This is the amount of space that matter takes up.
What is...
volume?
300
Goldfish, pretzels, peanuts, and M&Ms are mixed together in a bowl as an after-school snack. What kind of change is this and why?
What is...
a physical change because it can all be separated out again?
300
Natalia fills a graduated cylinder with 50 mL of water. She places a small rock inside the cylinder, as shown in the picture below.
What is the volume of the rock placed inside the graduated cylinder?
What is...
15 mL because the volume of the rock is a measure of how much water is displaced by the rock.
400
This word is used to describe a material that is attracted to metal.
What is...
magnetic/magnetism?
400
In this state, particles will move in all directions and they are very far apart from one another. It will take up as MUCH SPACE as it possibly can.
What is...
a gas?
400
This is the name for the tool that we use to measure liquid volume.
What is...
a graduated cylinder?
400
This is the substance that forms when oxygen and iron chemically change.
*Bonus*
Double points if you can name the scientific term.
What is...
rust?
*Bonus*
Iron Oxide
400
Kofi wants to know how two magnets behave when they are together. She knows that like poles repel each other. The magnets below show her experiment.
What must be true of the magnets shown?
What is...
the two poles are the same because they are repelling each other.
500
You would use the Mohs scale to describe this property. For example, chalk would be a 1 and a diamond would be a 10 on the Mohs scale.
What is...
hardness?
500
You can see evidence of water vapor in the air on the side of your cold glass of water on a hot day. What is this called?
What is...
condensation?
500
This is the unit of measurement that we use to measure liquid volume.
What is...
milliliters (mL)?
500
TRIPLE PLAY!
What are...
a color change, heat is produced, a gas is given off, a new substance is formed?
500
Jamal has two pieces of steel wool. Steel wool J is dry and exposed to air. Steel wool K is wet and exposed to air.
What is Jamal likely to observe after a week has passed?
What is...
The steel wool that is wet (Steel Wool K) will be rusted because all the necessary ingredients are present- water, air, and steel.