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Vocabulary
Vocabulary Part 2
Physical Properties
States of Matter
Change of State
100
What term is used to describe anything that has mass and takes up space?
matter
100
What state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?
liquid
100
Name three physical properties we use to observe matter.
color, hardness, odor, texture, shape, size, mass, volume
100
What are the three states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas
100
When heat energy causes ice to melt into liquid water, it is called ____________.
melting
200
What is a characteristic that you can observe or measure directly? (hint:one of the categories)
physical property
200
What property do we measure by observing whether it sinks or floats?
density
200
Which unit of measurement would you use when finding the mass of a heavy book?
kilograms
200
Would a snowman be a solid, liquid, or gas?
solid
200
When freezing occurs, water changes from a ________ to a __________.
liquid to a solid
300
Which term describes the amount of space something takes up?
volume
300
What is the process by which a liquid changes into a gas?
evaporation
300
Which physical property is measured by using a pan balance?
mass
300
What shape is a liquid?
It takes the shape of its container.
300
When liquid water changes to a gas, the gas is called __________.
water vapor
400
What do we call a change from one state to another, like a liquid to a gas?
change of state
400
What are the physical forms matter can exist in? (hint: there are three)
states of matter
400
Name an object with a greater density than water.
golf ball, brick, sand, etc.
400
Which state of matter does not have a definite shape or volume?
gas
400
Do particles speed up or slow down during evaporation?
speed up
500
What is the process by which a gas changes to a liquid?
condensation
500
What law states that the mass of a whole object will have the same mass when split into pieces, measured separately, then added together?
law of conservation of mass
500
What physical property can be determined by using a ruler?
volume
500
Describe the particles that make up a solid.
packed together and cannot move
500
What is the change of water from its gas state to its liquid state?
condensation