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Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| What is matter is made of | elements |
| What are elements are made of | atoms |
| What kind of charge to electrons have? | negative |
| What kind of charge do protons have? | positive |
| What kind of charge do neutrons have? | neutral |
| What is the center of the atom called? | the nucleus |
| What is located in the nucleus (center of the atom) | protons and neutrons |
| What surrounds the nucleus | electrons |
| What is the periodic table? | tells us about the atoms inside the elements |
| When atoms combine with other atoms what do they form? | molecules |
| What are the three states of matter? | solid, liquid, gas |
| How do particles in solids move? | particles do not move from their position, they only vibrate, they have a fixed volume and shape |
| How do particles in liquids move? | particles move enough to slide past each other, they take the shape of their container, and they have a fixed volume but no fixed shape |
| How do particles in gases move? | particles bounce freely and rapidly, they fill a container no matter what, they do not have a fixed volume or fixed shape |
| What is mass? | the amount of matter in an object |
| What tool is used to measure mass | a balance scale |
| What is volume? | the amount of space an object takes up |
| What is weight? | the force of gravity between Earth and an object |
| What is density? | density is how tightly packed particles are in an object |