Properties of Matter
Which word means an object's resistance to sinking?
Buoyancy
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas
Which type of change does NOT change the type of matter in the object?
Physical
A material that cannot be broken down into anything simpler by chemical reactions.
What am I?
Element
This is the ability of an object to be pushed or pulled by a magnet
Magnetism
Which word means the ability of matter to dissolve into a liquid?
Solubility
Solid
Is burning a log an example of physical or chemical change?
Chemical
These are formed by the chemical combination of two or more elements. What is it?
Compound
What is it called when a material stops slows the flow of heat or electricity?
Insulator
What is the word that means the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
Which state of matter can change shape (different shape) but not change volume (same volume)?
Liquid
Name an example of a physical change.
Possible examples: ripping paper, ice melting, weighing an object, etc
What is the smallest unit of an element with the properties of that element?
An atom
What is it called when a material that transfers heat or electricity easily?
Conductor
What is the word that means how strongly gravity pulls on an object?
Weight
Which two states of matter cannot change their volume? (same volume)
Solid and liquids
Name two examples of a chemical change
Possible examples, baking a cake, burning a log, metal rusting, etc.
This is the combination of two or more atoms. What is it called?
Non-metals are found on what side of the periodic table?
What is the word that means the ability to transfer heat or electricity easily?
Conductivity
What are two characteristics of the gas state of matter?
Different shape and different volume
Is boiling water an example of a physical or chemical change?
Physical
What are the three parts of the atom that we label?
Proton, neutron, and electron
Name a property of metals that we saw in the book or in the digital interactive
Ductility, magnetism, malleability, reflective, etc.