Matter and Investigations Zip Around
Hypothesis
To make a possible answer to a
question
Observation
Using your senses to carefully
identify an object
Classify
To group or organize objects
into categories based on
specific characteristics
Experiment
Perform the necessary steps to
test your hypothesis, using
appropriate tools
Matter
Atoms
Chemical Change
Anything that takes up space
The small particles that make
up all matter
A change that forms a new kind
of matter
Solid, Liquid,
and Gas
The three states of Matter
Mass
The amount of Matter in an
object
Mixture
A substance that contains two
or more types of Matter
Solution
A mixture in which the two
different types of Matter mix
together evenly
Physical Change
A change to Matter in which no
new kinds of Matter are formed
Physical Property
Anything you can observe about
an object using your senses
Volume
The amount of space Matter
takes up
Water Cycle
The movement of water from
Earth’s surface into the air and
back to the surface again
Condensation
The changing of a gas into a
liquid
Evaporation
The process by which a liquid
changes into a gas
Precipitation
The water that falls to Earth as
rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Estuary
Groundwater
A place where fresh water from
rivers mixes with salt water
from oceans
A form of water that is found
under Earth’s surface