Properties of Matter
Solid, Liquid, Gas, and Plasma
Solid
Compact molecules into a hard shape or form.
Liquid
It's the only state that has a definite of volume but no fix of shape.
Gas
It sometimes may be made of multiple atoms.
Check out this video to see a few examples of the 3 states of matter.
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This is plasma.
Mass and Volume of Matter
Matter has 3 (4) properties (solid, liquid, gas). Solids are a completely solid shape. Liquids are able to slosh around like water and drinks. Gas is air and water and liquid vapor. Mass is the weight of something and volume is the amount of space something takes up.
Describing Matter
A property is anything you measure or describe.
(Size, Shape, Texture, Color and Magnetism)
(Size, Shape, Texture, Color and Magnetism)
Changing Properties
Some properties of a substance can change form. For example gas can squeeze into small spaces or expand into large spaces. It can also change their state of matter. For example you can freeze water to make ice.
Vocabulary Words
Matter
Every thing is made of matter. Any substance of the state or properties.
Volume
The amount of space something takes up.
Mass
The amount of matter in something / the weight of something.
Properties
Properties are things you can measure or describe. (solid, liquid, gas (and sometimes plasma)
States of Matter
Form that matter can take (Solid, Liquid, Gas ( And sometimes plasma).