MATTER AND CHANGE UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ matter.
Answer: the "stuff" of the universe: air, glass, planets, students
Anything that has Mass and Volume
◉ composition.
Answer: the types and amounts of simpler substances that make it
up ...
◉ substance.
Answer: a type of matter that has a defined, fixed composition
◉ state of matter.
Answer: main three physical forms
◉ solid.
Answer: This state has a fixed shape that does not conform to the
container's shape.
, Solids are NOT defined by rigidity or hardness.
Particles lie next to each other in a regular, three-dimensional array.
◉ liquid.
Answer: This state has a varying shape that conform to the container
shape, but only to the extent of the liquid's volume. A liquid HAS an
upper surface.
Particles lie close together but move randomly around each other.
◉ gas.
Answer: This state has a varying shape that conforms to the
container shape, but it fills the entire container and thus, DOES NOT
have a surface.
Particles have large distances between them and move randomly
throughout the container.
◉ property.
Answer: The characteristics that give each substance its unique
identity.