Matter
_____________________
is anything that takes up space.
Physical Property anything you can observe about an object
_______________________
by using your senses.
solid
A _________________
takes up a specific amount of space and
has a definite shape.
liquid
A _______________
has a volume that stays the same, but it can change its
Shape.
gas
A ______________
does not have a definite shape or a definite volume.
It takes up all the space in its container.
Matter has physical properties that you can observe by using your
five
feel
taste
________________
senses. You can _____________,
_____________
see
hear
smell
_______________,
_________________,
and _______________matter.
solids
The three states of matter we can observe are ____________,
liquids
gases
________________,
and _______________.
color
size
What does matter look like? You can see __________
and___________,
temperature
and you can guess at ____________________.
smooth
rough
What does matter feel like? Matter can feel ____________,
___________,
sharp
soft
cold
scratchy
______________, ____________,___________,
_____________,
and
furry
________________.
sweet
sour
What matter tastes like? Matter can taste ______________,
___________,
salty
bitter
____________,
or ______________.
pleasant
What does matter smell like? Smells can be _______________
or
unpleasant
Roses
__________________.
_______________
smell pleasant.
Skunks
______________
smell unpleasant.
Atoms
___________________
are the basic building blocks of matter.
solids
liquids
The three states of matter are _____________,
_____________,
and
gases
_________________.
evaporation
The process by which a liquid becomes a gas is called __________________.
liquid
Adding heat changes a solid to a ________________.
gas
Adding heat changes a liquid to a________________.
liquid
Taking away heat from a gas changes it to a _________________.
solid
Taking away heat from a liquid changes it to a _____________.
tightly
move
In solids, atoms fit ______________
together and do not __________
very much.
slide
In liquids, atoms _____________
past each other.
far apart and are not connected.
In gases atoms are _____________
keep moving
Atoms in gases _________________
until something stops
them.
Adding
taking away heat can cause matter
_________________
heat or_______________
to change states.
Diamond
rock
glass
__________________,
________________,
and _______________
names examples of solids.
Water
coke
juice
________________,
_______________,
and _____________
names examples of liquids.
Hard
soft
sticky
______________,
_____________,
and ________________
names examples of physical properties of matter.
space
All matter takes up ____________________.
volume
The amount of space matter takes up is called its ________________.
mass
The amount of matter in an object is the ______________.
measuring cup
The volume of a liquid can be measured a __________________.
graduate
Scientists often measure liquids in a container called a______________.
It is marked along the side. A scientist can see exactly what the
volume
______________________
of a liquid.
postage scale
A __________________
can also be used to measure the correct volume
scale
of medicine. To measure its mass, you need a _________________
that
can measure mass.
person’s mass
To measure a _______________________,
you need a scale a
person can stand.
differ
Scales ___________________
in size depending on the size of the
items being measured.
Which has more mass, a cup of water or a cup of
a cup of water
air?___________________
mass
An object’s _______________
stays the same no matter where the
measurement is taken.
mass
An astronaut on the moon has the same______________
as
he or she has on earth.
weight
An astronaut’s ________________
on the moon would be 1/6
of what he/she weighed on earth. This is because the moon’s
gravity is 1/6 as strong as Earth’s gravity.
solids
liquids
The three states of matter are___________,
____________,
and
gases
_______________.