What is Matter?

Matter is anything that has mass and __________.

• is nonliving

• takes up space

• is living

• is made up of water or air

Which of these are made up of matter?

• water

• a piece of paper

• a chair

• air

• all of the above

Jacob lets all of the air out of a balloon, and the balloon gets much smaller. Jacob says to his friend that this proves that air is matter. Is Jacob correct?

• No, air does not take up any space, which means it is not matter.

• Yes, air is matter because it takes up space.

• Yes, air is matter because it is magnetic and flexible.

• No, matter is everything that you can see. Air is invisible so it is not matter.

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Which of these are NOT made up of matter?

Check all that are true.

• shoes

• sadness

• buses

• friendship

• trees

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Select the physical properties of this bowling ball that you can observe in the picture.

Check all that are true.

• red

• magnetic

• round

• shiny

• breakable

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Which of the models below best represents a gas?

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• 
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• none of the above

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What are atoms?

• anything that takes up space and has mass

• tiny particles that you can see

• tiny particles that you can't see

• how much mass something contains

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A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

A gas

• has a definite shape but no definite volume

• has a definite volume but no definite shape

• has fast-moving particles

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Define a liquid.

• Indefinite shape, indefinite volume
• Definite shape, definite volume
• Found in stars
• Definite volume, indefinite shape