Matter and its Properties

Anything that has mass and takes up space (volume)

matter

3 States of Matter

-Solid, Liquid, and Gas

Have a definite shape and volume.

-Solids

When a liquid changes to a gas.

evaporation

Formation of liquid drops of water from water vapor.

condensation

Observable characteristics that make objects different from each other.

Ex. Pencil is wooden

Ex. Cotton Ball is soft

Physical properties

Tiny pieces that make up the materials in matter. They are too small to be seen without a microscope

particles

Change from liquid to a solid

freezing

A measure of the amount of space occupied by matter

volume

A measure of the amount of matter.

mass

distance between two points.

length

What happens when matter is heated?

If matter is heated, it will expand.

The molecules will speed up and spread out.

resting on the surface of a liquid.

floating

What are three properties of a paper clip?

Silver, Curved, Shiny

Name some properties of water

-flows downhill

-colorless

-odoress

-75% of the earth

What DISSOLVES in water?

-Sugar

-Salt

-Powdered drinks

What does NOT dissolve in water?

-oil

-sand

-rocks

What happens to object with a density less than water.

They float

Have no definite shape or volume. Fill their container.

gases

Take the shape of their container. They have a definite volume.

liquids

How to calculate the volume of a rectangular prism

length x width x height

The ability of a substance to be dissolved.

solubility

The measure of the pull of gravity on an object.

weight

What is the freezing point of water?

32 degrees Fahrenheit

0 degrees Celsius

What is the boiling point of water?

212 degrees Fahrenheit

100 degrees Celsius

What is the Law of Conservation of Matter?

Matter can not be created or destroyed. It only changes form.

A combination of two kinds of matter in which each keeps its own properties and can be separated.

mixture

gas

A state of matter with no definite shape or volume

solid

Definite shape and volume

rust

the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water

water

H2O

volume

The amount of space an object takes up

rheyn

ibz

somalarah

lemyi

proleo

daily

tresib

nocil

trappatr

xile

alha

inalan

aras

cargia

sia

dodaleg

nasoj

melon

tama

rovtic

physical change

A change in a substance that does not involve a change in the identity of the substance

chemical change

A change in matter that produces one or more new substances

ertniw

winter

Walter Payton

Football

Chicago Bears

Running Back

personification

the giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea

The clouds were balloons floating across the sky.

metaphor

Jude is as fast as lightning.

simile

six of one, half a dozen of the other

idiom - Said when neither of two choices is better than the other

3 x 3

9

6 x 8

48

13 x 12

156

7 x 8

56

buoyancy

the ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.

density

the degree of compactness of a substance.

fluid

any substance that can flow

architect

a person who designs buildings

food web

a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

predator

animal that hunts other animals for food

prey

animal hunted or caught for food

decomposer

an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms

producer

an organism that can make its own food.

abiotic

non-living

biotic

living

graduated cylinder

instrument used to measure volume of a liquid

mass

the amount of matter in an object

periodic table of the elements

a table that classifies elements by their physical and chemical properties; rows are called periods; columns are called groups

element #1 on the Periodic Table of Elements

hydrogen

erolfel

belak

snave

nniuq

orevol

wehttam

irrational

not based on reason or logic

irresponsible

not reliable; untrustworthy; not answering for one's actions

intercept

to stop something from reaching its intended destination

intersection

the point at which two lines or roads meet and cut across each other

irregular

not following a pattern; not regular

illogical

not done according to reason

intercede

mediate

interaction

the effect of one factor (such as environment) depends on another factor (such as heredity)