PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 1
Where did the
water droplets
on the outside
of this cup
come from?
What phase
change is this?
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 2
Make a copy of this graph on your paper.
Label the phases of matter on the graph.
Write “solid” where the substance would occur as a solid.
Write “liquid” where the substance would occur as a liquid.
Write “gas” where the substance would occur as a gas.
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 3
Copy the graph on your paper.
Circle the part of the graph when a liquid is turning to a gas.
What happens to the temperature (heat energy) when a liquid
turns to a gas?
A. Does the heat energy increase?
B. Does the heat energy decrease?
C. Does the heat energy stay the same?
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 4
What happens to the kinetic energy of the water as time
increases on the graph?
A. Does the kinetic energy increase?
B. Does the kinetic energy decrease?
C. Does the kinetic energy stay the same?
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 5
The six phase changes are listed below.
List the three phase changes that absorb or require energy.
(Goes from low kinetic energy to higher kinetic energy).
Melting
Freezing
Vaporization
Condensation
Sublimation
Deposition
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 6
The six phase changes are listed below.
List the three phase changes that release energy.
(Goes from high kinetic energy to lower kinetic energy).
Melting
Freezing
Vaporization
Condensation
Sublimation
Deposition
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 7
The definition of matter says that matter needs to have two
things. What are these things?
Matter is anything that has ____________ and _____________.
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 8
Salt, woodchips, and magnetic BB’s have been mixed together.
The mixture has a mass of 100 grams.
List the steps that you would take to completely separate the
items.
Give evidence from the Law of Conservation of Mass (Matter)
to prove they are completely separated. Compare the mass of
the mixture with the ending masses of the separated
substances.
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 9
You ride your bike to your friend’s house for dinner.
Before you left you pumped up the
tires to make sure they had enough
air.
While you were at your friend’s house
the temperature dropped and it started
to snow.
When you decided to ride your bike home
you saw that the tires were flat.
You brought the bike into the garage and
saw there were no holes in the tires.
*Use your knowledge of the Kinetic Theory of Matter to
explain why the bike tires went flat.
Include the words:
-kinetic energy
-speed of molecules
-temperature
-volume
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 10
Karla filled her ice cube tray with 20 grams of coffee.
According to the Law of Conservation of Mass, what will
happen to the mass of the coffee when it freezes and becomes
solid iced coffee cubes?
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 11
The candle had a
starting mass of 50
grams.
The candle burned
for 2 hours and was
then put out.
The mass was then
30 grams.
Where did the other
20 grams go?
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 12
Below is a mixed list of physical and chemical
changes.
On your paper make a T chart.
Sort the changes to make one list of physical
changes and one list of chemical changes.
List of physical and chemical changes.
toasting marshmallows rusting a nail
cutting wood
lighting a match
rotting an egg
boiling water
breaking glass
burning paper
melting chocolate
dissolving sugar in water
mixing baking soda and vinegar
Physical Changes
Chemical Changes
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 13
On your paper copy the Venn diagram.
Complete the Venn Diagram using the list of signs of physical
and chemical changes.
There should be two sentences in each circle.
Signs of either a physical or chemical change.
The substance melted.
The substance was separated into two parts.
The mass decreased.
A new substance has formed.
A change in pH occurs.
A phase change occurs.
Physical Change
Physical or
Chemical Change
Chemical Change
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 14
Below is a mixed list of physical and chemical properties.
On your paper make a T chart.
Sort the changes to make one list of physical properties and
one list of chemical properties.
List of physical and chemical properties.
mass
reactivity
magnetism
volume
density
solubility
Physical Properties
flammability
acidity
color
Chemical Properties
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 15
Liquid
Gas
Solid
15 a.
Order the phases of matter from most kinetic energy to least
kinetic energy.
15 b.
Order the phases of matter from the molecules being the
farthest apart to the molecules being the closest together.
15.c
Draw the molecules in each phase of matter and label
the phases of matter.
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 16
Use the chart below to answer the questions.
Property
Substance A Substance B Substance C Substance D
State
Solid
Solid
Solid
Solid
Magnetic
Yes
No
No
No
Soluble in Water No
No
Yes
No
Color
White
White
Brown
Black
1. Which substance is
iron?
2. Which substance is
sugar?
3. Which substance is
4. Which substance is
sand?
cotton?
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 17
A substance has a mass of 20.0 g and a volume of 5.0 mL.
17a. What is the density? D=m/v
17b. Would this substance float or sink in water?
(The density of water is 1.0 g/mL.)
PROPERTIES OF MATTER STATION 18
Substance
Honey
Dawn Dish Soap
Lamp Oil
Karo Syrup
A
B
Density
1.36 g/mL
1.03 g/mL
0.80 g/mL
1.33 g/mL
C
D
Use the density column and the data table to match the
letters in the density column (A, B, C, D) to the correct
substances listed in the data table.
A is _______________________
B is _______________________
C is _______________________
D is _______________________