Properties and Changes of Matter (5th/6th grade)

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, Liquid, Gas.

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Which state of matter holds its shape?

Back

Solid.

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Which states of matter take the shape of their container?

Back

Liquid and Gas.

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Is bending copper wire a physical or chemical change?

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Physical change.

Front

What is matter?

Back

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What state of matter is steam an example of?

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Gas.

Front

Liquid matter takes the shape of what?

Back

Its container.

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What is a physical change?

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A change that does not alter the chemical composition of a substance.

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What is a chemical change?

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A change that results in the formation of new chemical substances.

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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; weight is the force of gravity acting on that mass.