It All Matters
What is matter?
Matter is anything that takes up space.
Why do we measure objects?
To find out about the size, weight, or amount of things.
What are three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, and gas.
What happens to something when it freezes?
What happens when you mix and stir salt into water?
It dissolves.
Where do you find matter?
You find it everywhere because it is all around you.
How can you tell if an object floats?
It stays on top of water or another liquid.
What is true of all solids?
Solids have their own shape.
What happens to something when it melts?
It turns from a solid to a liquid.
How do you know if something does not dissolve in water?
It would sink to the bottom.
Name three properties of matter.
Shape, color, size, texture, weight, etc.
How can you tell if an object sinks?
It falls through the top of the water and goes to the bottom.
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object.
What happens when you dissolve something?
It mixes completely with a liquid.
How can cooking food change food?
Cooking foods can change their color, size, shape, texture, smell, and taste.
What is texture?
Texture is the way something feels.
Water in the form of a gas is called?
Water vapor.
What is true about all liquids?
They do not have a shape of their own. They take the shape of the containers that hold them.
What happens when you cut or break matter?
Its size and shape change.
What do burning and cooking do to matter?
They change it into new kinds of matter.
What is weight?
Weight is a measure of how heavy something feels.
What is volume?
The amount of space matter takes up.
What do all gases have in common?
They take the shape of their container. They fill all the space of their containers.
What does burning mean?
Burning means the changing of a substance into ashes and smoke.
What will happen if you put a bag in the freezer and then take it out?
The plastic bag would get colf but would not freeze or melt.