1. STATES OF MATTER By Lisa

2. INTRODUCTION Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. There are three types of matter solid, liquid, and gas. Matter is the "stuff "that makes up things around you. A property is a character of something that you can observe. the different types of properties are color, texture, shape, size, and hardness. Mass is the amount of matter making up an object. Mass is measured in units called kilograms or grams.A instrument called a balance-pan is used to measure mass. StatesOfMatter Definite shape Size SolidYes Fixed size Liquid Takes shape of container Fixed size Gad Takes shape of container No fixed size

3. MATTER Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. There are three types of matter solid, liquid, and gas. Matter is the "stuff "that makes up things around you.

4. MASS Mass is the amount of matter making up an object. Mass is measured in units called kilograms or grams.A instrument called a balance-pan is used to measure mass.

6. Balance pan Mass is measured with a instrument called a Balance pan. How to use a Balance Pan: the object you want to measure is placed in one other pan. Know masses are placed in the other until the balance is even.

7. PROPERTIES A property is a character of something that you can. observe the different types of properties are color, texture,shape,size, and hardness.

8. Buoyancy Buoyancy is the upward force of water, another liquid, or air that keeps things a float.

9. A solid has a definite shape. Takes up a definite amount of shape and is made of particles that are packed tightly and they vibrate.

10. Liquid A liquid doesn't have a definite shape it takes the shape of the container. It has a fixed or definite amount and is made of particles. The particles move more than they do in a solid.

11. Gas Doesn't have a definite shape (takes shape of container) Doesn't have a definite amount of space Made of particles (moves freely) (moves very fast)

12. The Three R's Reduce - the amount of garbage means less trash in the landfills Reuse - things means that more of those things need to be made less often and means less trash in the landfills. Recycle - means items are treated in some way so that they can be used again witch also reduces

13. Area Area is a measure that describes the number of units squares that cover a surface. The formula for area is length x Width.

14. Plasma Plasma is one of the 4 states of matter. Plasma is also a organized gas.

15. Perimeter Perimeter is measuring the distance around an object. V= all four sides added together.

16. Volume Volume describes how much space an object takes up. Volume= LxWxH

17. How to measure matter The English system and the metric system are standard forms of measuring.

18. Mixture In a mixture each type keeps its original property. Two or more types of matter combined is a mixture. Some examples of a mixture are mixed vegetables, salt water, and grape juice. A mixture can be separated by picking it apart, a filter, and by evaporation.

19. Compound A compound forms when two or more atoms are combined chemically. Each element loses it's property when combined chemically. Some examples are salt, sugar and rust

20. Alloy An alloy is a mixture of two or more elements and one must be a metal. Also mixing meal with another element can make it stronger.

21. Atoms Atoms are the smallest parts of an element. Atoms of one element are all alike.

22. Elements Elements are the building blocks of matter. Elements are mad up of only one type of matter. Some examples are gold, silver, and oxygen.

23. Solution A solution is a mixture that is blended completely.

24. Physical changes In a physical change the matter begins and ends with the same type of matter. Heat energy and the loss of heat energy causes matter to change state. In a physical change the mass of the object strays the same. The 4 types of physical changes is change in size and shape, change in texture, change in position, change in state.

25. Chemical changes A chemical change involves energy either takes in or gives off. Some examples are penny + vinegar vapors = copper acetate.