
Three Phases of Matter
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4th - 8th Grade
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Deborah Friedberg
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Three Phases of Matter
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
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Let's Review!
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Multiple Choice
All matter is made of
solids
liquids
gases
atoms
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Matter is anything that has mass (weight) and volume (size).
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Multiple Select
Matter is anything that has
shape
mass
molecules
volume
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MASS
(Weight)
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Scientists use the word mass because weight can vary (change).
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N= Newton, a metric unit of force, used also as a unit of weight (force due to gravity).
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Mass is the amount of matter in an object.
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Multiple Choice
The word____ is a simple way to explain mass.
height
space used
weight
distance
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WHAT IS VOLUME?
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Multiple Choice
The word ____ is a simple way to explain volume.
height
weight
size
mass
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The larger the size, the more space it fills.
Volume relates to size.
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Multiple Select
All matter has
height
volume
shape
mass
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1. All matter has volume (size) and mass (weight)
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All Matter Has Three Phases (states).
Solid, Liquid and Gas
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Multiple Choice
Solids, liquids and gases all have mass and volume.
True
False
Sometimes
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Solids, liquids, and gases are all matter.
What does all matter have?
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Multiple Select
All matter has
shape
volume
density
mass
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Open Ended
All matter has mass (weight) and volume (size).
Solids, liquids, and gases are matter.
Therefore, solids, liquids and gases all have...
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Matter has 3 phases (states).
Solid, Liquid, and Gas
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Multiple Choice
The three phases of matter are
volume, mass, shape
solid, mass, gas
mass, solid, liquid
solid, liquid, gas
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Multiple Select
Solids have definite shape. This means their shape
can change
is fixed
doesn't change
varies in size
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Multiple Select
Solids have definite volume. This means
the space they fill doesn't change.
the amount of matter in them doesn't change
the amount of weight they have doesn't change
their size doesn't change
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Multiple Choice
What explains why solids have definite shape and definite volume ?
the arrangement of molecules
the arrangement of weight
the arrangement of shape
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MOLECULES IN A SOLID VIBRATE IN PLACE.
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LIQUIDS
Shape: Indefinite
Volume: Definite
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Multiple Select
She just told you all liquids
have volume
have mass
have shape
have height
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Multiple Choice
This video proves that liquids have
indefinite (changing) mass
indefinite (changing) volume
definite (not changing)shape
indefinite shape
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That proves liquids have indefinite (changing) shape.
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Multiple Choice
The prefix "in" (examples: indefinite, invisible, impossible) means
the opposite
the same
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Liquids have indefinite (changing) shape.
What about their volume?
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Liquids flow.
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Multiple Choice
Liquids flow because they have
molecules that are close and move around each other.
molecules that vibrate in place
molecules that are far apart and move rapidly
molecules that are slimy
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MOLECULES IN A LIQUID PHASE
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Multiple Choice
How do molecules in solids move? They
slide past each other.
vibrate
bounce all around
don't move.
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In solids, the molecules vibrate in place.
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Gases
Shape: Indefinite
Volume: Indefinite
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Molecules in a gas phase
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Multiple Choice
Do gases have definite (not changing) shape?
Yes
No
Sometimes
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Multiple Choice
Do gases have definite volume?
yes
no
sometimes
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Review of Liquids and Gases
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Multiple Choice
Definite means
changing
not changing
unknown
known
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Multiple Choice
The prefix "in" (example: indefinite) means
the same
to enter
the opposite
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Multiple Select
Indefinite volume and indefinite shape means the size and weight
do not change.
do change.
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Solid, Liquid, and Gas
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