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Matter and Change
Matter and Change
What is matter?
What is mass and how does it
compare to weight?
What word is used to describe
the amount of space an object
takes up?
1.
2.
3.
2.
3.
Solid
Liquid
Gas or
Definite
Definite
Indefinite
Definite
Indefinite
Indefinite
Very slight
Moderate
Great
Almost
incompressible
Almost
incompressible
Readily
compressibl
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SOLIDS
Coal, sugar, ice and iron.
Definite shape and volume.
The shape doesnt depend on the
shape of their container.
The particles are packed tightly
together, they are almost
incompressible.
Solids expand only lightly when heated
LIQUIDS
Water, milk and blood.
Takes the shape of their container (flows).
Particles are packed closely together, but
not rigidly packed.
The volume that a liquid occupies is
always constant, no matter what shape it
takes.
Almost incompressible, with a tendency
to expand when heated.
GASES
Takes the shape and form of their
container (flowable).
Particles are spaced far apart.
Gases expand without limit to fill any
space.
Gases are easily compressed.
VAPOR
The gaseous state of a substance that
is generally a liquid or solid at room
temperature.
Steam (the gaseous state of matter)
is referred to as a vapor because
water is a liquid at room temperature.
Moist air contains water vapor.