Classifying Matter Worksheet

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What is matter?

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Anything that takes up space and has mass.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas.

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What state of matter is ice in?

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Solid.

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What state of matter is water at room temperature?

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Liquid.

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What state of matter is steam?

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Gas.

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How can matter be classified?

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By its physical properties.

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What is a physical property?

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A characteristic of matter that can be observed or measured without changing its identity.

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Give an example of a physical property.

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Color, shape, size, mass, volume.

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What happens to the state of matter when it is heated?

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It can change from solid to liquid (melting) or from liquid to gas (evaporation).

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What happens to the state of matter when it is cooled?

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It can change from gas to liquid (condensation) or from liquid to solid (freezing).