2. _____________________ is anything that takes up space. Matter _______________________ anything you can observe about an object by using your senses. Physical Property A _________________ takes up a specific amount of space and has a definite shape. solid A _______________ has a volume that stays the same, but it can change its Shape. liquid A ______________ does not have a definite shape or a definite volume. It takes up all the space in its container. gas

3. Matter has physical properties that you can observe by using your ________________ senses. You can _____________, _____________ _______________, _________________, and _______________matter. fivefeeltaste seehearsmell The three states of matter we can observe are ____________, ________________, and _______________. solids liquidsgases What does matter look like? You can see __________ and___________, and you can guess at ____________________. colorsize temperature What does matter feel like? Matter can feel ____________, ___________, ______________, ____________,___________, _____________, and ________________. smoothrough sharpsoftcoldscratchy furry What matter tastes like? Matter can taste ______________, ___________, ____________, or ______________. sweetsour saltybitter

4. What does matter smell like? Smells can be _______________ or __________________. _______________ smell pleasant. ______________ smell unpleasant. pleasant unpleasantRoses Skunks ___________________ are the basic building blocks of matter. Atoms The three states of matter are _____________, _____________, and _________________. solidsliquids gases The process by which a liquid becomes a gas is called __________________. evaporation

5. Adding heat changes a solid to a ________________. liquid Adding heat changes a liquid to a________________. gas Taking away heat from a gas changes it to a _________________. liquid Taking away heat from a liquid changes it to a _____________. solid In solids, atoms fit ______________ together and do not __________ very much. tightlymove In liquids, atoms _____________ past each other. slide In gases atoms are _____________ and are not connected. far apart Atoms in gases _________________ until something stops them. keep moving _________________ heat or_______________ heat can cause matter to change states. Addingtaking away

6. __________________, ________________, and _______________ names examples of solids. Diamondrock glass ________________, _______________, and _____________ names examples of liquids. Watercokejuice ______________, _____________, and ________________ names examples of physical properties of matter. Hardsoftsticky All matter takes up ____________________. space The amount of space matter takes up is called its ________________. volume The amount of matter in an object is the ______________. mass

7. The volume of a liquid can be measured a __________________. measuring cup Scientists often measure liquids in a container called a______________. It is marked along the side. A scientist can see exactly what the ______________________ of a liquid. graduate volume A __________________ can also be used to measure the correct volume of medicine. To measure its mass, you need a _________________ that can measure mass. postage scale scale To measure a _______________________, you need a scale a person can stand. person’s mass Scales ___________________ in size depending on the size of the items being measured. differ Which has more mass, a cup of water or a cup of air?___________________ a cup of water An object’s _______________ stays the same no matter where the measurement is taken. mass

8. An astronaut on the moon has the same______________ as he or she has on earth. mass An astronaut’s ________________ on the moon would be 1/6 of what he/she weighed on earth. This is because the moon’s gravity is 1/6 as strong as Earth’s gravity. weight The three states of matter are___________, ____________, and _______________. solidsliquids gases