Question

name: ______________
vocabulary

use your notes from pages 1 - 2 and the terms in the vocabulary box to fill in the blanks for the following nine questions. you will not need to use every term.

1. __________________ is the amount of matter that makes up something.
2. __________________ is the amount of space that a material takes up.
3. anything that has mass and volume is called ____________________.
4. when you add energy to matter, the particles move __________________ and the matter __________________.
5. particles in a solid are packed so close together they can only ____________________.
6. particles in a liquid can ____________________.
7. particles in a gas can ____________________.
8. when you remove energy from particles they move __________________ and the matter __________________.
9. the ____________________ explains how particles act when their spacing and movement change.

Explanation:

1. Mass is the amount of matter that makes up something.
2. Volume is the amount of space that a material takes up.
3. Anything that has mass and volume is called matter.
4. When you add energy to matter, the particles move faster and the matter expands.
5. Particles in a solid are packed so close together they can only vibrate.
6. Particles in a liquid can slide past each other.
7. Particles in a gas can move around quickly.
8. When you remove energy from particles they move slower and the matter contracts.
9. The particle - theory of matter explains how particles act when their spacing and movement change.

Answer:

1. Mass
2. Volume
3. Matter
4. Faster, expands
5. Vibrate
6. Slide past each other
7. Move around quickly
8. Slower, contracts
9. Particle - theory of matter