CHARACTERISTICS OF THE STATE OF MATTER
POST A
1. Place a pebble in one container, and then move it to the other container. Does the shape of
the pebble change?
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2. Press the pebble by your palm. Does the pebble change when it is being pressed?
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POST B
1. Place a water into a glass with oval shape and then pour it to the glass with cylinder shape.
Does the shape of water changes when it is in the different containers
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2. See the volume of the water in a oval glass and cylinder glass. Does the volume of the water
change when it is in different containers?
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3. Insert 5ml water in a syringe and place the nozzle against the palm. Push the plunger of the
syringe in.
Does the volume of the water changes? Give the reason.
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POST C
1. See the shape od air in the different ballons.
Does the shape of the air change when it is in ballons of different shape?
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2. Insert an air in a syringe and place the nozzle against the palm. Push the plunger of the
syringe in.
Does the volume of the air changes? Give the reason.
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Do you think that air is a matter?
Do you think that water is a matter?
Do you think pebble is a matter?
Classify the pebble, water, and air to the table of characteristic of matter.
NO
NAME OF THE
OBJECT
STATE OF MATTER
SHAPE
(DEFINITE OR
NOT
DEFINITE)
VOLUME
(DEFINITE OR
NOT DEFINITE)
COMPRESSION
(CAN BE OR
CANNOT BE)
1
2
3
Conclusion :
1. A _______________ and a ________________ cannot be compressed because it has a
definite volume
2. ________________ can be compressed because it has no definite volume
Question
1. What are similarity and the difference between the solid (pebble) and liquid (water) states
of matter?
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2. What are similarity and the difference between the liquid (water) and gaseous (air) states of
matter?
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