Types of Matter

The downward pull on an object’s mass due to Earth’s gravity.

• mass

• balance scale

• gas

• weight

All substances that contain atoms and take up space; matter includes solids, liquids, and gases.

• air

• mass

• matter

• weight

The milk in the glass has volume and takes the shape of its container. Therefore, it is assumed that milk is a ______________.

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• plasma

The molecules (particles) in the picture are tightly held together with little movement. They have shape and energy.  Therefore, the picture represents _________.

• solid
• liquid
• gas
• plasma

A form of matter that has no definite shape, flows easily, and is neither a solid or gas.

• gas

• liquid

• solid

What is an example of a solid?

• wind
• water
• rock
• juice

Molecules (particles) are packed the closest together in a _______.

• Solid
• Liquid
• Gas
• plasma

Things that take up space are called?

• Toys
• Liquids
• Matter
• Space

Particles of a liquid _______.

• are tightly packed together and stay in a fixed position.
• have no viscosity.
• decrease in volume with increasing temperature.
• are free to move around one another but still touch.

What is a solid?

• it keeps its shape and size
• it takes the shape of the container that holds it
• it has no shape, and spreads to fill the space they are in
• it changes with a temperature change