Matter Vocab
Main Ideas
Properties of Matter
Chemical or Physical Change
Particles
100

What process describes water going from a solid to a liquid?

Melting
100

Which of the following describes a liquid?

a. The molecules are tightly packed.

b. The molecules do not move.

c. It can take the shape of whatever container it is in.

d. It is invisible.

c. It can take the shape of whatever container it is in. 

100
List 2 physical properties of matter (properties you can observe)

Size, shape, color, texture...

100

Ice melting 

Physical

100

The smallest particle of matter that is identified by the amount of protons in the nucleus.

A. Atom

B. Molecule

C. Electron

Atom

200

What process describes a liquid transforming to a gas?

Evaporation

200

What happens to the motion of molecules when they are heated?

a. They move faster.

b. They move slower.

c. They stay the same speed.

d. The motion doesn't change; there are just more molecules

a. They move faster

200

What are the smaller particles of matter called?

Molecules

200
Getting a haircut

Physical

200

When two or more atoms are chemically bonded you have a(n):

A. Atom

B. Molecule

C. Proton

300

What process describes a liquid going to a solid?

Freezing

300

Which of the following does NOT describe a solid?

a. The molecules slide past each other.

b. The molecules are tightly packed, vibrating slightly.

c.  Ice is an example.

d. It keeps its shape in a container.

The molecules slide past each other.

300

True or false- When snow melts the mass of the matter changes.

False.

300

Bleaching your hair to a new color

Chemical 

300

When molecules are made of only 1 type of atom it is called a(n)

A. Element

B. Compound

C. Electron

400

This is the term that describes water vapor transforming from gas back to water

Condensation.

400

5. Which of the following is true about when the liquid propane transformed into a gas? Select ALL that apply.

a. The warmer outside temperature caused it.

b. The process is called freezing

c. The molecules spread farther apart

d. The process is called evaporation


a, c, d

400

List a chemical property of matter.

flammability, conductivity

400

Baking cookies

Chemical

400

The a particle of water, H2O,  is considered a (select all correct answers):

A. Element

B. Molecule

C. Compound

D. Atom

B/C