States of matter

What is matter?

• Anything that has mass and volume

• The shape of an object

• How much an object weighs

• The pull of objects on one another

Volume is.....

• the weight of an object

• the gravity of an object

• how much space an object takes up

• measured with a balance scale

Which state of matter has a definite shape?

• Gas

• Solid

• Liquid

• Plasma

Mass is

• the amount of matter in an object

• the shape of an object

• measured using l x w x h

• the amount of space an object takes up

The molecules in a gas....

• are tightly packed

• slide past one another in a flowing manner

• vibrate, move freely, and spread

• are in a regular pattern

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-1

Liquids....

• have a definite shape

• are always clear

• take the shape of their container

• are not matter

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Particles in this state of matter are moving the fastest.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Particles in this state of matter are moving the slowest.

• solid

• gas

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

This state of matter keeps its shape and volume.

• gas

• solid

• liquid

This state of matter takes both the shape and volume of it container.

• gas

• solid

• liquid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4