Characteristics and Properties of Matter

What is the scientific definition of matter?

• Everything that is visible.

• Everything that has weight and takes up space.

• Everything that can be touched.

• Everything that is alive.

Using your notes, what is another name for the WEIGHT of an object?

• Space

• Mass

• Volume

• Atom

What are the three most common states of matter?

• Solid, liquid, and plasma.

• Liquid, gas, and Bose-Einstein condensates.

• Solid, liquid, and gas.

• Plasma, gas, and solid.

Which of the following is a characteristic of solids?

• They flow and fill containers.

• They keep their own shape and do not flow.

• They are invisible and have no weight.

• They change shape easily with temperature.

Select ALL the SOLIDS from the choices below:

• Coffee

• iPhone

• Window

• Oxygen

• Pencil

Are you enjoying the video lesson?

• Yes

• No

What does the experiment with the inverted glass in water demonstrate about air?

• Air is lighter than water.

• Air dissolves in water.

• Air occupies space.

• Air has no weight.

Air has volume and weight (mass).

• True

• False

What state of matter is represented in each container?

a

b

c

Gas

Liquid

Solid

Drag and Drop each item into the correct State of Matter.

Groups:

(a) Solid

,

(b) Liquid

,

(c) Gas

• 
• Rain

• Highlighter

• Oxygen

• 
• Book

• Milk

• Nitrogen

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