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Science Test
Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| property | a characteristic about matter that you can observe or measure |
| observable property | color |
| observable property | shape |
| observable property | smell |
| observable property | hardness |
| observable property | taste |
| observable property | texture |
| measurable property | mass |
| measurable property | volume |
| measurable property | density |
| measurable property | temperature |
| measurable property | length |
| solids | matter that keeps its own shape: chair, box |
| liquids | matter that takes the shape of its container. It can be poured |
| gasses | matter that has no shape. Particles move freely. |
| mass | The amount of matter in an object. |
| volume | The amount of space an object takes up. |
| What tools can you use to measure mass (weight)? | scale, balance |
| What tools can you use to measure volume (capacity)? | cups, cylinders, tubes, bekers |
| What are the 3 states or forms that matter can have? | solid, liquid, gas |
| Freezing | A liquid changing to a solid. Rain to snow. |
| Melting | A solid changing to a liquid - solid candle wax melts to a liquid |
| Condensing | When a gas becomes a liquid - water vapor to a cloud |
| Evaporating | When the surface of a liquid becomes a gas without boiling - puddle to water vapor |