All About Matter Matter is anything that has mass. True False A spaceship ceases to be matter when it is in space because it has no weight. True False Air can be weighed. True False Heat has weight. True False Both air and heat are matter. True False Matter takes up space. True False Air occupies space. True False Light takes up space. True False Light is matter. True False Matter can be in different shapes. True False 200 cm3 of water is poured into a bowl with a volume of 400 cm3, the volume of water in the bowl is now 200 cm3. True False Water has no definite shape therefore it is not a matter. True False A solid has a definite shape. True False You cannot change the shape of a solid. True False You can change the shape of plasticine therefore it is not a matter. True False When you flatten a ball of plasticine, the flat plasticine takes up less space compared to the original ball of plasticine. True False You can compress water to force it to occupy less space. True False A glass is inverted over a basin of water and slowly inserted into the water. However, the water does not enter the glass. This experiment proves that water cannot be compressed. True False A basketball has a volume of 300 cm3. If Michael pumped 200 cm3 and Fandi pumped another 200 cm3 into it then the total volume of air in the basketball is 400 cm3. True False Air will expand to fill the space available. True False Like all metals on earth, mercury is a hard solid. True False Matter can exist in three states: solid, liquid and gas. True False Iron combines with oxygen in moist air to form iron oxide, or rust. This change is called a chemical change. True False When water changes to steam it undergoes a chemical change. True False
Matter is anything that has mass.
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A spaceship ceases to be matter when it is in space because it has no weight.
Air can be weighed.
Heat has weight.
Both air and heat are matter.
Matter takes up space.
Air occupies space.
Light takes up space.
Light is matter.
Matter can be in different shapes.
200 cm3 of water is poured into a bowl with a volume of 400 cm3, the volume of water in the bowl is now 200 cm3.
Water has no definite shape therefore it is not a matter.
A solid has a definite shape.
You cannot change the shape of a solid.
You can change the shape of plasticine therefore it is not a matter.
When you flatten a ball of plasticine, the flat plasticine takes up less space compared to the original ball of plasticine.
You can compress water to force it to occupy less space.
A glass is inverted over a basin of water and slowly inserted into the water. However, the water does not enter the glass. This experiment proves that water cannot be compressed.
A basketball has a volume of 300 cm3. If Michael pumped 200 cm3 and Fandi pumped another 200 cm3 into it then the total volume of air in the basketball is 400 cm3.
Air will expand to fill the space available.
Like all metals on earth, mercury is a hard solid.
Matter can exist in three states: solid, liquid and gas.
Iron combines with oxygen in moist air to form iron oxide, or rust. This change is called a chemical change.
When water changes to steam it undergoes a chemical change.
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