Matter

Question 1

Definition of Matter

Answer 1

Anything that takes up space or has mass

Question 2

What is the difference between “States of Matter” and “Properties of Matter”

Answer 2

State of matter describes an object’s particles and their movement.
State of matter: gas, solid, liquid
Properties of matter: color, texture, size, shape, mass

Question 3

What are the 3 states of matter

Answer 3

solid, liquid, gas

Question 4

Define Solid

Answer 4

Matter that has a definite shape and size.

Question 5

Define Gas

Answer 5

Matter that has no definite shape and takes up the shape of the container it is in.

Question 6

Define Liquid

Answer 6

Matter that definite volume and moves freely in space. No definite shape but takes up the shape of the container it is in.

Question 7

How do particles move in a SOLID

Answer 7

Particles vibrate in an arrangement or pattern

Question 8

How do particles move in a LIQUID

Answer 8

Particles move and flow past each other smoothly

Question 9

How do particles move in a GAS

Answer 9

Particles move very fast and bump into each other