Matter Matters!

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three main states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, and Gas.

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What form of matter has a definite shape?

Back

Solid.

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What form of matter takes the shape of its container?

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Liquid.

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What form of matter has no definite shape and fills the entire space available?

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Gas.

Front

What is volume?

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Volume is the amount of space an object occupies.

Front

What happens to particles when heat is added to matter?

Back

They move faster and farther apart.

Front

Why does ice float on water?

Back

Solid water (ice) is less dense than liquid water.

Front

What is density?

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Density is the mass of a substance divided by its volume.

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What happens to the volume of a gas when it is compressed?

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The volume decreases.