Solids, Liquids, and Gases

what is matter?

  1. what are solids like?
  1. what are liquids like?
  1. what are gases like?

living

nonliving

examples

glasses

water

person

everything that takes up space

mass

classify

solids

liquids

gases

has its own shape

look different

different properties

property

way to describe matter

ex. towel

soft

fuzzy

blue

ex.diving board

long

white

hard plastic

doesn't have its own shape

can be

sticky

slippery

wet

flows

takes the shape of the container

measure

the amount of space something takes up

use

measuring spoons and cups

like a liquid

flows

takes the shape of its container

invisible