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Defining Matter:
Matter: anything that occupies _______________ and has ______________.
o Some types of matter, such as steel, water, wood, and plastic, are
______________________________ to our eyes.
_____________________________________________.
_____________________________________________.
States of Matter:
The common states of matter are __________________________________________________.
o Plasma
Solids:
o In solid matter, atoms or molecules pack ____________ to each other in fixed locations.
Examples: _________________________________
Examples: _____________________________________
Liquids:
o In liquid matter, atoms or molecules are _____________ to each other but are free to
___________________________________ and by each other.
Examples: _________________________________________________________
Gases:
o In gaseous matter, atoms or molecules are separated by _______________ distances
and are ___________________________ relative to one another.
Since the atoms or molecules that compose gases are not in contact with one
another, gases are ____________________________.
Examples: _________________________________________________________
Classifying Matter:
Examples: __________________________________________________
Examples: _________________________________________________________
o Examples?
When matter contains two types of atoms, it may be a pure substance or a mixture.
o Examples?
o Includes _________________________________________________:
Examples:
o Examples?
o Includes _____________________:
Examples:
In the diagram below, which pictures do you think represent mixtures and which represent pure
substances? Explain your answers. (The spheres represent atoms.)
Practice:
Classify each type of matter as a pure substance or a mixture. If it is a pure substance, classify it
as an element or a compound; if it is a mixture, classify it as homogeneous or heterogeneous.