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What is

Matter?

What is

Matter?

What is matter?What is matter?

• Matter is everything around

you, including you!

• Matter is what all things are

made of.

All Matter is Made up of

Atoms

All Matter is Made up of

Atoms• Anything you see and can feel is made of

atoms.

• Atoms are too small to be seen with the

naked eye or even a microscope.

Matter has 3 forms.Matter has 3 forms.

1. Solid1. Solid

2. Liquid2. Liquid

3. Gas3. Gas

SolidsSolids• A solid has its own

shape.

• The atoms in a solid

are bunched close

together.

• A solid does not

change unless you

cut, bend, heat, or

break it.

• Solids take up space

and have mass.

LiquidsLiquids

• Liquids do not have

their own shape.

• The atoms in a liquid

are giving each other

a little personal

space.

• Liquids take the

shape of their

container.

• Liquids take up space

and have mass.

GasesGases

• Gases have no definite

size or shape.

• The atoms in a gas really

like their personal space.

• Gases take the shape of

its container.

• A gas will fill all the space

inside a container.

• Gases take up space and

have mass.

Water is matter. Water is matter.

A SolidA Solid A LiquidA Liquid A GasA Gas

ice water vaporwater

Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?

Matter has certain properties.Matter has certain properties.

Properties are the characteristics of matter, how something looks or feels.

Properties are the characteristics of matter, how something looks or feels.

• Matter can have color.

• Matter can be different sizes.

• Matter can have different shapes.

• Matter can have texture.

• Matter takes up space

and has mass.

We can group objects by their properties.

How can we group these objects?

We can group objects by their properties.

How can we group these objects?

1. Did you sort them by color?

One property is color.

Color

Red

Green

Yellow

Size

Large objects

Small objects

2. Did you sort them by size?

A second property is size.

Circles

SquaresTriangles

3. Did you sort them by shape?

A third property is shape.

Shape

Let’s Review!Let’s Review!

1. What are the 3 forms of matter?

1. What are the 3 forms of matter?

1. The 3 forms of matter are ____1. The 3 forms of matter are ____

1. Solids

2. Liquids

3. Gases

2. A solid has a definite shape.

a. Trueb. False

2. A solid has a definite shape.

a. Trueb. False

2. True

A solid has a definite size and shape.

2. True

A solid has a definite size and shape.

3. A liquid has a definite shape.

a. Trueb. False

3. A liquid has a definite shape.

a. Trueb. False

3. False

A liquid has a definite size, but it takes the shape of its container.

3. False

A liquid has a definite size, but it takes the shape of its container.

4. A gas has a definite shape.

a. Trueb. False

4. A gas has a definite shape.

a. Trueb. False

4. False

A gas has no definite size or shape, because it fills all the space of its container.

4. False

A gas has no definite size or shape, because it fills all the space of its container.

5. What are some properties of matter?

5. What are some properties of matter?

Properties of matter include Properties of matter include

color sizeshapetexture

Congratulations!

You have learned that matter is EVERYWHERE!

Congratulations!

You have learned that matter is EVERYWHERE!

ResourcesResources

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