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Units of Matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 3 States of Matter | Solid, Liquid, Gas |
| Water's Three States | Ice (Solid), Water (Liquid), Water Vapor (Gas) |
| Solids | Examples of Solids: feather, stones, keyboard, chair, book, shoe, golf ball |
| Liquids | Examples of Liquids: maple syrup, milk, juice, gasoline, oil |
| Gases | Examples of Gases: oxygen, hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide |
| How do we identify states of MATTER? | Using our five senses: sight taste, touch, smell, and hearing |
| Properties | characteristics of an object or substance |
| Physical Properties | properties that can be observed, measured, and changed without changing the substance itself |
| What are the physical properties we can use to identify matter? | color, odor, shape, taste, state of matter, texture, size, temperature, and mass |
| What is mass measured in? | Grams |
| Mass | the measurable amount of matter in an object or substance |
| Matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| Balance | is the tool used to measure the mass of matter |
| Solid Matter | Solid Matter always keeps the same shape and takes up the same amount of space |
| Liquid Matter | Liquid Matter always takes the shape of its container and always takes up the same amount of space. |
| Gaseous Matter | Gaseous Matter also takes the shape of its container and it can take up different amounts of space. |