| A | B |
|---|
| property | any word that can be used to describe an object |
| properties | color, shape, size, taste, texture, composition (what it is made of) |
| matter | material that makes up all objects; has mass and takes up space |
| states of matter | solid, liquid, gas |
| atom | smallest possible piece or unit of matter |
| solid | atoms are tightly packed together |
| liquid | atoms can be poured and are spread out more than solid |
| gas | atoms are far apart and move very fast |
| mass | amount of matter an object has in it |
| volume | amount of space that a liquid, solid, or gas takes up |
| solid | mass and volume; takes up space; can stand alone; doesn't need a container; has a certain shape and volume |
| liquid | has mass and volume; takes up space; needs a container or it will run all over the place; will take the shape of the container, but keeps the same volume |
| gas | has mass and volume; takes up space; needs a container with all sides; will take the same shape of the container, but the volume changes according to the container |
| evaporate | liquid changes to gas |
| physical change | no new matter forms, it only changes physically |
| chemical change | new matter forms |
