STUDY ISLAND MCAS REVIEW

Physical Science

Assignment #7

Properties of Matter
Elements, Compounds & Mixtures
Physical & Chemical Changes

Matter
Matter is defined as anything that
has mass and takes up space
Remember that mass is the total
amount of material in an object
CHALLENGE QUESTION:
When an astronaut travels to the
moon, does his/her mass change?

Answer:
An objects mass is the same on the Moon as it on
Earth.
The amount of matter does not change.

Measuring Matter
Mass (Unit=grams)
We can measure
mass, the amount of
material in an object,
using a balance.

Volume (Unit=mL,
cm3)
We can measure
volume, the amount
of space an object
takes up, by
measuring:
length x width x
height

Measuring Matter
Volume (Unit=mL, cm3)
We can measure
liquid
volume using a
graduated cylinder.

We can measure volume

of an irregular shaped
object using water
displacement method

Important Note About

Matter
It is important to
remember that
almost everything is
made up of matter
and has mass, but
ENERGY IS NOT
MATTER
Therefore, energy
such as heat, sound,
and light has no

The Periodic Table of the

Elements

__________ are pure substances, such as hydrogen,

carbon, oxygen.
___________ is the smallest particle of an element that

The Periodic Table of the

Elements

ELEMENTS are pure substances, such as hydrogen,

carbon, oxygen.
ATOM is the smallest particle of an element that has

Atoms
Atoms are
composed of
smaller subatomic
particles called
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons

Molecules and Compounds

Two or more atoms combine to form a
molecule.
Two or more elements combine to form a
compound.

CHALLENGE
:
Which of the
diagrams to the
left are
molecules?
Which are
compounds?
Can you identify

Red=Oxygen, Blue=Hydrogen, Black=Carbon

Physical Change
A change of matter
from one form to
another without a
change in chemical
properties
Chemical Change
A change that occurs
when one or more
substances change into
entirely new
substances. Chemical

Phase Change

When water changes phase (solid, liquid, gas),

does that represent a physical or chemical change?