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Matter and Its Changes
Unit E, Chapter 1
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4th Grade
01/22/2011

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--- is anything that takes up space and has mass
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Matter
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--- is the amount of matter something contains.  It is its weight.
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Mass
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Matter is made up of small bits called ---.
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particles
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A --- is matter that has a definite shape and volume.
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solid
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--- is matter that has definte volume and takes the shape of its container.
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Liquid
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--- is matter that has no definite shape and takes up no definite amount of space.
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Gas
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--- is the amount of space that matter takes up.
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volume
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A cook measures the --- of a liquid by using a mesuring cup.
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volume
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--- compares an amount of matter to the amount of space it takes up.
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Density
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A mixture in which the particles of differnt kinds of matter are mixed evenly with each other is a ---.
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solution
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Give an example of a solution.
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a mixture of sugar and water
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This is what happens when one material forms a solution with another matterial.
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The material dissolves.
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--- measures the amount of one material that will dissvole in another material.
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Solubility
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What does it mean that the solubility of sugar and water is high?
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It means that sugar will dissolve in water easily.
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What does it mean that the solubility of sand and water is zero?
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Sand will not dissolve in water.
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--- is the ability of matter to float in a liquid or gas.
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Buoyancy
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What does wood float in water.
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Wood floats in water because wood isless dense than water.
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Why does a penny sink in water?
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a penny in not buoyant in water because the penny is more dense than water.
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How do submarines sink and float in water?
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Submaries can sink or flaot by controlling their buoyancy.  Submarines have chambers that they fill with air to float.  The chambers are emptied of air to sink.
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--- is any change in the size, shap, or state of a substance.
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Physical Change
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Freezing is a --- change.
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physical
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A --- --- is a change that produces one or more new substances and may release energy.
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chemical change
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A --- --- is another term for chemical change.
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chemical reaction
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Rusting is a --- change.
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chemical
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What makes particles in matter move faster?
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heat
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What happens to particles in ice when it is heated?
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Some of the particles begin to move fast enough to break away from their neighbors.  As the regular arrangement of particles breaks down, the ice melts. 
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What happens to particles in liquid water when heat is added?
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Heated particles of liquid water move faster and faster.  After a while the particles move fast enough to bounce away from each other.  The liquid boils, and is changed into a gas.
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Compare a cup of popped popcorn to a cup of cooked rice.  Use terms volume and mass.
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The volume is the same, but a cup of cooked rice has a high mass than popped popcorn.  The popcorn is less dense than the cooked rice.
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Describe the arrangement and movement of particles in ice.
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Particles in ice are close together and move back and forth around one point.
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Describe the arrangement and movement of particles in liquid water.
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In water's liquid state, the particles are close together but move from place to place.
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Describe the arrangement and movement of particles in water vapor (water in the form of gas).
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When water is in a gas state, the particles are not close together and move very fast and bounce away from each other.
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What would make an item float?
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An item would float if it is less dense than the liquid it is in.
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What would make an item sink?
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An item will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is in.
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How would you explain how two items of the same size weight different amounts?
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Items of the same volume but different masses has different densities.  the heaviest item has the greatest density.  The lightest item has the least density. 
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What tools are needed to measure the volue of an irregular shaped item?
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You would need a large container full of water and a measuring cup to measure the volume of the water displaced by the statue when it is placed water.  In order to measure the mass you would need a balance and standardized weights to measure the mass of the statue.  In order to find its denisty, you could use a calculator to divide the mass by its volume.
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