MatterMatter

True or False?True or False?

Water, clay, rocks and trees are all Water, clay, rocks and trees are all examples of matter.examples of matter.

TRUE

True or False?True or False?

Matter is anything that takes up Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.space and has mass.

TRUE

Can you think of six different Can you think of six different properties of matter? (Hint: One of properties of matter? (Hint: One of the properties is “color.”)the properties is “color.”)

1.) color

2.) size

3.) shape

4.) texture

5.) flexibility

6.) luster

What is luster?What is luster?

Luster is how an object shines in the light. A gold ring has luster. A

piece of notebook paper does not.

These pearls have luster.

What is volume?What is volume?

Volume is how much space an object takes up.

A beach ball has more volume than a bowling ball.

Which has the greatest volume? Which has the least volume?

What is density?What is density?

Density is how close the particles are packed together in an object.

Madison’s lead bar is more dense than the

plastic gram stacker that we passed around.

Which is more dense water or Which is more dense water or oil?oil?

Water

What is mass?What is mass?

Mass is how much matter is in an object.

A bowling ball has more mass than a beach ball.

Mass and WeightMass and Weight

Miss Henry keeps telling me that Miss Henry keeps telling me that massmass and and weightweight are not the same are not the same thing. Why does she keep saying thing. Why does she keep saying that? that?

Remember: Mass is how much matter is in an object.

Mass and WeightMass and Weight If a cat has a mass of 6 kilograms on If a cat has a mass of 6 kilograms on

earth. It will still have a mass of 6 earth. It will still have a mass of 6 kilograms on the moon. kilograms on the moon. The matter The matter of the cat doesn’t change.of the cat doesn’t change.

Mass = 6 kilograms

Mass = 6 kilograms

Mass and WeightMass and Weight Have you ever seen astronauts jumping Have you ever seen astronauts jumping

on the moon? They seem to be light as on the moon? They seem to be light as feathers. Their mass didn’t change. feathers. Their mass didn’t change. Something else changed. Something else changed. What do you What do you think changed?think changed?

Mass = 6 kilograms

Mass = 6 kilograms

Weeeeee! My mass didn’t

change. Why can I move like

this?

Mass and WeightMass and Weight If a cat has a mass of 6 kilograms on If a cat has a mass of 6 kilograms on

earth. It will still have a mass of 6 earth. It will still have a mass of 6 kilograms on the moon. kilograms on the moon. The matter The matter of the cat doesn’t change.of the cat doesn’t change.

Mass = 6 kilograms

Mass = 6 kilograms

GRAVITY CHANGED!GRAVITY CHANGED! Weight depends on gravity.Weight depends on gravity.

(In science, weight can be measured in (In science, weight can be measured in NewtonsNewtons.) .)

Mass = 6 kilograms

Weight = 58 Newtons

Mass = 6 kilograms

Weight = 9 Newtons

Take out your science book and Take out your science book and turn to page F10. turn to page F10.

Read page F10. Read page F10. Complete worksheet 276. Complete worksheet 276.