3rd Grade Matter

A gram is a unit used to measure mass of small objects. A kilogram is a unit used to measure larger objects. A triple beam balance can be a tool used to get the mass of a piece of matter

How is mass measured?

A liter is a unit used to measure a volume. A milliliter is also a unit used to measure smaller amounts of a volume. A beaker and a graduated cylinder are tools that can be used to measure the volume of matter.

How is volume measured?

Fruit salad, Lemonade, Milk and cereal in your bowl

What are examples of mixtures?

Solid, liquid and gas

What are the three states of matter?

Property

What is any characteristic of matter that you can observe?

Matter

What is anything that takes up space and has mass?

Mass

What is how much matter is in an object?

Volume

What is how much space an object takes up?

Solid

What is matter that has a definite size and shape?

Liquid

What is matter that has a definite volume? It does not have a definite shape. It takes the shape of the container.

Gas

What is matter that has no definite shape or volume? It will completely fill the container/ room.

Liquid

What type of matter is it when the particles are close together but they do not form a pattern? The particles are able to slide past one another.

Gas

What type of matter is it when the particles are not close together? They can spread out to fill a large container or squeeze together to fit into a small container.

Solid

What type of matter is it when the particles are packed closely together? They form a certain pattern that gives a definite shape.

Mixture

When you mix different kinds of matter together and the properties of each kind of matter do not change.