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Matter Properties and Changes

Mei, Chloe and Xavier are camping. Help them investigate matter and the changes it can undergo. Read each question carefully. For questions with more than one correct choice, select every correct answer.

What is matter?

Use the campsite investigation to think about solids, liquids and gases. Gas particles are far apart and move freely and quickly in all directions.

1.The billy can keeps its own shape, even when it is moved. Which state of matter is the can made from?
  • Solid
  • Liquid
  • Gas
2.Chloe pours water from the billy can into a mug. Select the two properties that describe liquid water.
  • It has a fixed volume.
  • It has a fixed shape.
  • It takes the shape of its container.
  • Its particles are fixed in place.
3.Steam is water in the gas state. Complete the sentence: Gas particles are usually apart and move .
4.Describe how gas particles are spaced and how they move.

Changes around the campsite

Heating and cooling can change matter. Some changes can be reversed; others make new substances or materials that cannot easily be changed back.

5.An ice cube melts in Mei's drink. Which statement best describes this change?
  • It is reversible because the water can be frozen back into ice.
  • It is irreversible because the ice has disappeared.
  • It is irreversible because all heating changes make a new substance.
6.Mark each campsite change as reversible (R) or irreversible (I): water freezes into ice; a marshmallow is toasted until it burns; chocolate melts in the sun; a paper plate is torn.
7.Xavier dissolves a spoonful of sugar in warm water. Is dissolving the sugar reversible? Describe one way the sugar could be separated from the water again.
8.At sea level, water in the billy can reaches about 100°C. Complete the change: liquid water becomes , in a process called .
9.The campers toast bread over the stove. Is toasting bread a reversible or irreversible change? Give one reason for your answer.
10.Mei notices droplets forming on the outside of a cold drink bottle. Explain where the droplets came from and name the change of state.

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  • Matter Properties and Changes, page 1 of 2: What is matter?

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  • Matter Properties and Changes, page 2 of 2: Changes around the campsite

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