STAAR Science Matter Review

Front

What causes water to change from a solid to a liquid?

Back

Time and Temperature

Front

What substance are students trying to determine in breakfast cereal?

Back

Iron

Front

What is a key property that indicates an object is a metal?

Back

It conducts thermal energy.

Front

Which mixture can be separated most easily with a strainer?

Back

Gravel and water

Front

How does the sun interact with the ocean to form a cumulonimbus cloud?

Back

Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Front

What are the three states of matter?

Back

Solid, Liquid, Gas.

Front

What is evaporation?

Back

The process by which liquid water turns into water vapor.

Front

What is condensation?

Back

The process by which water vapor turns back into liquid water.

Front

What is a mixture?

Back

A combination of two or more substances that retain their individual properties.