Name _______________________________Teacher _________ Period _____ Date _________
1. Know the definitions to the following vocabulary terms or be able to identify examples
of.
Vaporization Point – the temperature at which a liquid heats up and becomes a gas
Condensation Point – the temperature at which a gas becomes a liquid
Melting Point – the temperature at which a solid becomes a liquid
Freezing Point – the temperature at which a liquid changes to a solid
Thermal Energy – energy that the particles of a substance has, heat energy
Sublimation – when a solid turns directly into a gas
Viscosity – the resistance of a liquid to flowing
Substance – a single kind of matter that has distinct physical and chemical properties
Matter – Anything that has mass and takes up space
Physical Property – a characteristic of a substance that can be observed without changing
the substance into something else
Chemical Property – a characteristic observed when a substance interacts with another
substance
Physical Change – a change that alters the form or appearance of a material but does not
make the material into another substance
Chemical Change – a change in matter that produces new substances with properties
different from the original substance
2. Be able to list the 4 states of matter as discussed in class and on your notes. (See “Describing
Matter Notes”)
Solid, liquid, gas, plasma
3. Know the 3 properties of solids as discussed in your notes. (shape, volume, particles) . (See
“Describing Matter Notes”)
Definite shape, definite volume, particles of a solid are tightly packed
4. Know the 3 properties of liquids as discussed in your notes. (shape, volume, particles) (See
“Describing Matter Notes”)
No definite shape, definite volume, particles are more loosely packed than a solid so they
may slide over each other
5. Know the 3 properties of gases as discussed in your notes. (shape, volume, particles) (See
“Describing Matter Notes”)
No definite shape, no definite volume, particle travels very fast and are farther apart
6. Know how a plasma is different from a gas. (See “Describing Matter Notes”)
No definite shape, not definite volume, electrically charged
Examples of plasma – lightning, stars, flurescent lights, neon lights, plasma tvs, plasma
balls
Name _______________________________Teacher _________ Period _____ Date _________
7. Be able to explain the diagram on your notes about solids, liquids and gases and all the
different temperature points listed on them (freezing, melting, etc…). (See “Describing Matter
Notes”)
Rise in temperature – gains energy
Melting
Point
Solid
Freezing
Point
Vaporization
Point
(Boiling or
Evaporation)
Liquid
Condensation
Point
Gas
Decrease in temperature – loss of energy
8. Be able to identify examples of physical and chemical properties. Be able to identify
examples of physical and chemical changes. (See “Changes in the Properties of Matter –
Physical and Chemical”, Worksheet on Physical and Chemical Properties and Identifying
Changes
9. Know the 4 identifiers or evidence that a chemical change is happening. (See back side of
worksheet “Changes in the Properties of Matter – Physical and Chemical”and the Mystery
Powder Lab)
Formation of a gas
Color change
Temperature change
Precipitate forms