Study Guide for States of Matter-Answer Key
The best tool to measure the volume of a marble is __graduated cylinder.
The best tool to measure the weight of an object is spring scale.
The best tools to measure the volume of a liquid are a graduated cylinder and measuring cup.
Matter has mass and takes up space.
How would you measure the volume of a marble?
Measure a pre-set amount of water into a graduated cylinder, put the marble in and record how much water was displaced.
Properties of solid: definite shape unless outside force changes it, cannot be poured, has mass, has volume
Properties of liquid: takes the shape of its container, can be poured, has mass, has volume
Properties of gas: no definite shape, expand to fill container, can be easily compressed, has mass, has volume
What phase change takes place when you add heat to ice?
solid to a liquid
What happens to the motion and arrangement of molecules when ice changes to water?
molecules become more active, move more rapidly and spread apart