What is Matter?
Particle Model of Matter
Attractive forces
Mass, Volume, and Density
Mystery Box
100
What two things does something need to have to be matter?
Mass and Volume
100
What is all matter made of?
Tiny Particles or atoms
100
What are attractive forces?
The pull that particles have toward each other (invisible magnets)
100
What is mass?
How much matter is in something
100
When you squeeze a solid black, why does it not change shape?
The particles are packed so tightly together
200
True or false: Light is Matter.
False. It does not take up space and has no mass
200
True or False: particles are always moving
True
200
which state has the weakest attractive force?
Gas
200
What is volume?
How much space something takes up
200
when you press down on a liquid, why can you not compress it much?
The particles are close together
300
What state of matter keeps it shape and volume?
Solid
300
In which state are particles packed lightly and vibrate?
Double Points if you draw what that looks like 
solid
300
Which state has the strongest attractive force?
Solids
300
If two objects have the same size, but one is heavier, which one has more mass?
The heavier one
300
Why can you easily squish a balloon full of air?
Gas particles are far apart
400
What state of matter takes the shape of its container but keeps its volume?
A liquid
400
In which state do particles move fast and spread far apart?
Double Points if you draw what that looks like
A gas
400
Which state has medium attractive force?
Liquids
400
You have an aluminum ball and cotton ball that are the same size. Which on has more mass?
The aluminum ball
400
When you pour water into a cup, why does it take the shape of a cup?
Liquid Particles slide past each other
500
What state of matter spreads out to fill all space?
Gas
500
In which state do particles slide past each other?
Double Points if you draw what that looks like
A liquid
500
Why do gases spread out so much?
They attractive forces are very weak
500
You have an aluminum ball and a cotton ball that are the same size. Which one is more dense?
The aluminum ball, it has more mass packed into the same space
500
Why do gases spread out to fill a whole room?
Particles move fast with very weak attractive forces