Matter

Why Does Matter Matter?

What do trees, air, and water have in common?

What do trees, air, and water have in common? They all have matter. That means they take up space.

• states of matter:

• solid, liquid, or gas

Solid Liquid Gas

In order to figure out which state of matter an object fits in, we have to examine its properties. The properties we look at are shape, mass, and volume. Mass is the amount of matter an object has, and volume is the amount of space the matter takes up.

Multiple Choice

Careful, trick question below.

The three basic properties of matter are:

• solids gases liquids

• volume mass shape

Multiple Choice

All matter is made up of tiny particles called

• mass

• shape

• container

• atoms

Fill in the Blank

Volume is the amount of _______that matter takes up.

Fill in the Blank

Mass is the amount of _______ an object has.

Multiple Choice

Liquids take the shape of their_______.

• atoms

• space

• container

• matter

Multiple Select

Gases , do not have a definite...

• shape

• mass

• volume

• charge

Multiple Select

Liquids do NOT have a definite shape, but they do have a definite...

• charge

• volume

• taste

• color

Multiple Select

Solids have a _____ ______ and __________.

• volume

• electrón

• definite shape

• gases