Properties of Matter and Weight

What is matter?

• Anything that has weight and takes up space.

• Anything that is visible.

• Anything that is heavy.

• Anything that is a liquid, solid, or gas.

How is weight best described?

• The amount of space something takes up.

• How heavy something is.

• The state of matter.

• The amount of air something contains.

What is volume?

• How heavy something is.

• The amount of space taken up by something.

• The ability to change states.

• The force of gravity on an object.

Which of the following is true about liquids?

• They do not have weight.

• They do not take up space.

• They have both weight and volume.

• They are always visible.

Which of the following is true about solids?

• They only have weight, not volume.

• They only have volume, not weight.

• They have both weight and volume.

• They can always be seen and felt.

Which of the following is an example of a gas?

• Water

• Rocks

• Air

• Ice

How can you demonstrate that air takes up space?

• By weighing an empty balloon.

• By observing that a full balloon doesn't fit into a small box.

• By pouring water into a glass.

• By balancing two empty balloons on a meter stick.

How can you demonstrate that air has weight?

• By observing that a full balloon doesn't fit into a small box.

• By pouring water into a glass.

• By balancing a meter stick with an empty balloon on one side and a full balloon on the other.

• By observing that liquids take up space.

Why is air considered matter?

• Because it is invisible.

• Because it can be seen and felt.

• Because it has weight and takes up space.

• Because it is a liquid.

What fundamental properties must something possess to be considered matter?

• It must be visible and tangible.

• It must be a liquid or a solid.

• It must have weight and take up space.

• It must be able to change states.