Properties and Changes 1

What is anything that has mass and takes up space?

• atom
• matter
• molecule
• physical property

What is a characteristic of matter that can be measured or observed without changing matter into something new?

• matter
• molecule
• physical property
• states of matter

Which item is not made of matter?

• air
• water
• a pencil
• a shadow

Which state of matter has molecules that move fastest and spread to fill the space they are in?  They do not form any pattern.

• solid 
• liquid 
• gas

Which state of matter has molecules that slide past each other but stay close together? They do not form a regular pattern.

• solid
• liquid
• gas

Which state of matter has molecules that vibrate the most?

• solid 
• liquid
• gas

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• solid
• liquid
• gas

The measure of the amount of matter in an object

• mass
• area
• matter

The amount of space an object takes up

• mass
• volume
• buoyancy

Has a definite volume but no shape.

• Liquid
• Solid
• Gas
• Fluid