Properties of Matter

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What are the three main states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas.

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What is matter?

Back

Anything that takes up space and has mass.

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What is a solid?

Back

A state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

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What is a liquid?

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A state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.

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What is a gas?

Back

A state of matter that has no definite shape and no definite volume.

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Front

What happens to the shape of a liquid when it is poured into a different container?

Back

It takes the shape of the container.

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What property of matter remains the same when a crayon is melted?

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Mass.

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What is the difference between mass and weight?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.

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What is density?

Back

The mass of an object divided by its volume.

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What happens to the molecules in a solid when it is heated?

Back

They vibrate faster and may change to a liquid.

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