
What's the Matter?
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9th - 12th Grade
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Johnny Mendoza
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What's the Matter?
In Chapter 12, we will be discussing the properties of matter and the Periodic Table. But First! Lets talk about what really Matters.
Also Don't worry about the plasma.
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What is Matter?
Matter is in every object around us because everything takes up space and has a mass.
All solids, liquids, and gases are phases of matter.
The next few slides will show all the examples of matter
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For solids with matter think of an ice cube. It was a liquid but freezing the water causes the particles to group up creating ice cube.
But what happens when the water is in warm area?
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The Particles begin to warm up, causing them to move away.
Water is matter but with Volume, even if its no longer a solid, the water still takes up space. It also has a mass.
If we filled a bucket with water and we try to pick it up, the bucket would weigh more than it was empty.
But what happens to the water if we apply too much heat?
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When water reaches it's boiling point it creates steam. The steam is actually all the particles of matter, spreading out even more than before.
The steam is the gas property of water.
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Examples/Studying Matter
What is the study of matter called? Chemistry.
Chemists, people who study chemistry, examine different substances to find its properties
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Multiple Select
What are the 3 phases of matter. (think of the ice cube)
Thermal
Liquid
Gas
Solid
Magma
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Multiple Choice
What must an object have in order to become matter?
Takes up Space and time
Takes up Space and matter
Has mass and volume
Has a Mass and takes up space
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Open Ended
What is an example of a household item that has a mass?
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Multiple Choice
How do particles act in a solid matter?
Kept together
Spread out with a volume
Free to go anywhere
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Multiple Choice
What about a liquid?
Spread out but with a volume
Kept together
Free to go anywhere
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Multiple Choice
How about a Gas?
Keep together
Spread out with a Volume
Free to go anywhere
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Multiple Choice
The 3 different forms of matter is called
phases
gases
liquids
solids
What's the Matter?
In Chapter 12, we will be discussing the properties of matter and the Periodic Table. But First! Lets talk about what really Matters.
Also Don't worry about the plasma.
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