Matter Madness

What is matter?

• Anything that has color and shape.

• Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Anything that is a solid.

• Anything that you can see.

Which is NOT a state of matter?

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Energy

Solids have a definite shape and volume.

• True

• False

Which property best describes liquids?

• They have a definite shape.

• They take the shape of their container.

• They cannot flow.

• They have no volume.

Which of these shows that air takes up space?

• Watching salt dissolve in water.

• Squeezing a balloon and feeling resistance.

• Melting ice into water.

• Pouring water into a container.

Which statement best describes how particles move in a gas?

• They vibrate in place.

• They move quickly and spread apart.

• They slide past each other but stay close.

• They do not move at all.

What happens when you heat a solid?

• It may melt into a liquid.

• It becomes a gas immediately.

• It cannot change.

• It loses all mass.

Which of these is an example of condensation?

• Ice melting into water.

• Water vapor turning into dew on grass.

• Chocolate hardening in the fridge.

• Butter melting in a pan.

True or False: Baking a cake is a reversible change?

• True

• False

What is an example of a reversible change?

• Burning paper.

• Melting butter.

• Frying an egg.

• Rusting metal.