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Read the passage and the investigations and then answer the questions that follow.
The Study of Matter
Everything in our environment is similar in one way. Houses, water, cars, boxes, apples, computers,
and the air we breathe are all composed of matter.
Matter is any object that has mass and occupies space. Mass is the amount of matter in an object,
while volume refers to the space an object occupies. Earth’s gravity gives all matter weight. Weight is
the measure of the pull of gravity on an object. If an object is moved beyond the force of gravity, the
matter will continue to have mass but no weight.
Mass and volume can be measured using instruments. Mass can be measured using balances.
Volume can be measured in graduated cylinders or calculated using the mathematical formula
length width height.
Physical Properties of Matter
Use “The Study of Matter” to answer questions 25–28.
Objects have distinguishing physical characteristics that can be observed or measured. Color, size,
shape, and texture are examples of physical properties that can be observed. Temperature, density,
25. that
Which
from the passage provides
volume, mass, magnetism, and conductivity are some physical properties
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be measured.
evidence that the study of matter is
Consider a serving of orange juice. It has the characteristics of color, smell,valuable?
and taste. Objects are
described using their physical properties. Many objects can be described using the senses of taste,
� Houses, water, cars, boxes, apples,
sight, smell, hearing, and touch.
computers, and the air we breathe are
all composed of matter.
States of Matter
� Objects have distinguishing physical
Matter can be found in different forms such as solids, liquids, and gases. The
particles in that
solids
are
characteristics
can
be observed
or measured.
arranged in tight, regular patterns which limit the movement. Particles in liquids
are close together
27. What question is not answered by details in
this passage?
� What causes a chemical reaction?
� How are mass and volume measured?
� What is the difference between a solid, a
liquid, and a gas?
� What occurs when the force of gravity is
removed from an object?
but not in an even arrangement like solids, so they slide past each other. Particles
gases have
� Woodinburning,
milklarge
spoiling, rust
forming, and other chemical changes
spaces between them and move rapidly.
occur when new types of matter
are formed.
Conditions, such as temperature and pressure, can result
in physical changes of matter. These changes in size, shape,
� Further explorations will result in future
discoveries that have yet to be imagined.
and state occur when the appearance of matter changes, but
the composition of the matter does not change. Freezing results
when matter changes from a liquid to a solid. Melting changes
matter from a solid to a liquid. The process of vaporization
occurs when a liquid changes to a gas. Condensation is the
28. Under which heading would the reader find
information to understand the changes
observed in a rotten apple?
process of a gas changing to a liquid.
26. Why might the author have used headings
in this passage?
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� Physical Properties of Matter
� States of Matter
� Mixtures and Solutions
� Chemical Reactions of Matter
� The headings show the order of
discoveries in the study of matter.
� The headings emphasize the main
points in the study of matter.
� The headings represent the types of
matter.
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