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Everything Matters!
Measuring Matter
Changes & Mixtures
Bouy O' Bouy!
Matter Grab-Bag
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What is matter?
Anything that takes up space and has weight
100
What is mass?
The amount of matter an object has.
100
What is a physical change? Give an example...
A change that makes matter look different without becoming a new substance. For example: folding a shirt, cutting an apple, ripping paper, etc...
100
What is density?
A measure of the amount of matter in a certain amount of space.
100
What unit of measure do we use when measuring the mass of an object?
grams
200
What is property?
Something about matter that can be observed with your senses.
200
What tool do we use to measure mass?
A balancing scale or grams scale
200
What is a mixture? Give an example...
2 or more kinds of matter that are placed together but can be easily separated. For example: group of coins, salad, etc...
200
What is bouyancy?
A way to observe/study density.
200
What is an atom?
The smallest particle of an element that has the properties of that element.
300
What are the 3 states of matter?
solid, liquid, and gas
300
What is volume?
The amount of space that an object takes up.
300
What is a solution? Give an example...
When a substance dissolves in another substance. For example: sugar in coffee, salt in water, etc...
300
How do you know if an object has a lower density than water?
It will float.
300
Why does the bowling ball have greater density than the rubber ball?
It has more mass in the same amount of space.
400
What is an example of each of the 3 states of matter?
Solid (ice) Liquid (water) Gas (air)
400
What tool do we use to measure volume?
A measuring cup or graduated cylinder.
400
What is a chemical change? Give an example of a quick or slow chemical change.
A change that causes one kind of matter to become a different kind of matter. For example: QUICK - burning wood, SLOW - iron chain rusting
400
How do you know if an object has a higher density than water?
It will sink.
400
What are 4 elements on the periodic table & what are their abbreviations?
Carbon - C Helium - He Hydrogen - H Nitrogen - N Oxygen - O
500
What is an element?
Matter made up of a single type of particle.
500
What is the basic metric unit for measuring liquid volume?
liters and/or milliliters
500
Give 2 examples of chemical changes that take place in every day life...
chewing food laundry soap dissolving stains off of clothes cars burning gasoline fuel electricity
500
How do we use water to measure density?
By comparing an object's density to water and observing if it will sink or float in water.
500
How are elements arranged on a periodic table?
Based on their properties.