Matter Review

Matter is made up of tiny particles called ______.

Answer: atoms

Water in its gas form is called ______ ________.

Answer: water vapor

What is the amount of space matter takes up

called?

Answer: volume

The amount of matter in an object is called _______.

• Answer: mass

A change that causes matter to become a new kind of matter is called a ________ ________.

• Answer: chemical change

Anything that takes up space and has mass is known as __________.

Answer: matter

What is the ability to cause change called?

Answer: energy

Matter that’s made up of two or more elements is called a _________.

Answer: compound

What is a change in the size and shape of an object

known as?

Answer: physical change

When water vapor changes to a liquid, it is called

_____________.

Answer: condensation

Give an example of physical change. Explain why it’s a

physical change.

Answer: cutting paper; drawing on a piece of paper; ice melting; molding clay

Draw the particles in a solid, liquid, and gas.

Solid Liquid Gas

Answer: solid – tightly packed; liquid – loosely packed; gas – very far apart

Why is a standard unit of measurement useful?

Answer: When you use the same units of measurement, everyone knows what those

units mean. You can describe properties easily and accurately.