Describing Matter

A. Properties of Matter
1. Matter is anything that has _________and takes up _________ also known as _________.
2. Matter can be hard, soft, and rough or smooth, round, square, hot or cold.
3. It can be small enough to fit in your pocket or as large as the Earth.
B. States of Matter
a. There are three states of matter:
a._________(Ice)
b._________ (Water)
c. _________(Water Vapor)
C. Characteristic Properties
1. Some properties of matter, such as _________ or _________, are true only for a given sample of matter.
2. For example, a piece of ice can be as small as an ice cube or as large as a glacier. The substance is
_________ _________.
3. Some properties are _________ for a particular kind of substance no matter what the sample size. These
properties are called _________ _________. (For example, all diamonds have the same hardness.)
4. Since characteristic properties for a given substance _________ _________, they can be used to identify
_________ matter.
5. Boiling Point
a.The _________ at which a liquid _________ is called its boiling point.
b.Boiling point is an example of a characteristic property of a substance.
c. Boiling points can be an _________ way to tell one _________ from another.
6. Melting Point
a.The _________ at which a solid _________ is called its melting point.
b.Because a _________ substance melts at _________ temperature only, melting point is another
characteristic property.
B. Changes in Matter
1. Changes in the state of matter, such as boiling or melting are examples of _________ _________.
2. There are two types of changes in matter:
a._________ changes
b._________ changes
3. Physical Changes
a.Physical changes change the _________ of a substance, but does not change _________
_________ _________ _________. (The pop can is still a pop can, just crushed and the ice is
water even when its solid.
4. Chemical Changes
1.In chemical changes, _________ or _________ substances _________ or break apart to form
_________ substances. (Heating sugar and turning into caramel)
2.When the process is complete, the _________ sugar particle no longer _________
3.Yet another example.
 The _________ of a substance to undergo a _________ chemical change is another
example of a characteristic property.
 This property is called the chemical _________ of the substance.

C. Types of Matter
1. Matter can be classified into two general categories:
a._________________
b.Pure Substances (_________ and _________)
2. Mixtures
 a.A mixture consists of _________ or _________ substances that are mixed together but
_________ chemically combined.
b.In a mixture the _________ substances _________ their _________ _________.
c. Classifying Mixtures
 Scientists often classify mixtures by how _________ they are mixed together.
 In mixtures like ocean water (salt water) the parts have been blended so well together
that they appear to be a _________ substance.
 This type of mixture is called a _________.
3. Pure Substances
a.A pure substance is made of only _________ kind of matter and has _________ properties.
b.Examples of pure substances are sugar, salt, iron, aluminum and copper.
c. Every piece of a pure substance is _________ the same no matter what the _________.
4. Elements
a.Some pure substances called elements _________ be _________ _________ into other
substances by any _________ _________.
b.Individually or in combination, the elements form every object in the world!
5. Compounds
a.Elements combine in different ways to form a huge variety of compounds.
b.A compound is a _________ _________ formed from _________ _________ of two or more
_________ elements.
c. An example of a compound is _________.
d.Just as symbols are used to represent elements, _________ are used to represent compounds.
e.Very Important Note!!
f. The properties of compounds are _________ _________ from the properties of the _________
that _________ _________.