Notes on Matter
Matter – anything that has mass and takes up space
Mass – is the measure of how much material makes up the object
Weight – measure of the force of gravity on an object
Volume – amount of space an object takes up
Properties of Matter – Property is something about an object that can be observed such as
its size, shape, color, smell, or sound
States of Matter – 3 forms solid, liquid, gas
Solid – person, ice, puppy, flowerpot
Liquid – water, juice, coffee
Gas – air, carbon dioxide
What makes up Matter?
Atoms – tiny particles or building blocks of matter, smallest unit of matter
Composed of 3 primary particles
Protons – carries positive charge
Neutrons – carries neutral charge
Electrons – carries negative charge and is smallest particle of atom
Nucleus – central part of an atom and contains nearly all the mass of the atom
2 kinds of particles are found in nucleus and they are protons and neutrons
particles called electrons move around nucleus in paths called orbits
Molecules – 2 or more atoms lightly attached to one another and act as a unit
Does matter change?
Physical Change – changes in the size and shape of an object
Evaporation – when a liquid changes to a gas
Water Vapor – is water in its gas form
Condensation – Cooling air causes water vapor to change to a liquid
Chemical Change – a change that causes matter to become a new kind of matter
Mixtures and Solutions
Mixture – 2 or more substances are combined and each substance stays the same
Solution – mixture has some composition and appearance throughout
Element – a substance that cannot be separated into simple substances by chemical means
Compound – a combination of 2 or more elements which can be separated by chemical
means but cannot be separated any other way
Mixture Examples
breakfast cereal (grains, nuts, raisins)
granite (quartz, hornblende, feldspar)
Muddy water
Solutions
ocean water (salt, minerals in water)
Tincture of Iodine (iodine in alcohol)
Limestone
Salt
Conglomerate rock
Solute – gets dissolved (salt in water)
Solvent – does the dissolving
Filtration – separates sediment from water
Mixture – easily separated
Solution – evenly spreads molecules