Ch. 11Lesson 1
What is matter?
mattermatter•anything that has mass & takes up space
•made of tiny particles
propertyproperty• Used to identify matter by
using your senses
examples of properties• odor• color• shape• texture cherry
color= red
shape= round
texture= smooth
3 states of matter
solid liquid gas
ice cube
waterwater vapor
solid•definite shape•takes up definite amount of space
•particles tightly packed
liquid•No definite shape
•Takes up definite amount of space
A liquid takes the shape of its container but its volume does not change.
gas•Takes shape of its container
•Fills its container
•Particles far apart
States of Matter demonstration
What have you learned?
It’s question time !!!
Which state of matter takes the shape of its
container?
liquidliquid
In which state of matter are its particles
far apart?
gasgas
Which state of matter has a definite volume and does not lose it’s
shape?
solidsolid
In which state of matter are the particles
packed closely together?
solidsolid
Which state of matter Which state of matter fills up all the space in a fills up all the space in a
container?container?
gasgas
STATE OF MATTER
DEFINITION 2 EXAMPLES
SOLID definite volume, definite shape
LIQUID
GAS
APPLE CHAIR