Genre Nonfiction Comprehension Skill Draw Conclusions Text Features Captions Glossary Science Content Matter Scott Foresman Science 2.8 ISBN 0-328-13791-X ì<(sk$m)=bdhjbg< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U Vocabulary gas liquid mass mixture property solid states of matter Picture Credits Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the copyright © of Dorling Kindersley, a division of Pearson. ISBN: 0-328-13791-X Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V010 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 What did you learn? 1. What are some properties of matter that you can observe by seeing? 2. How is a solid different from a gas? by Kim Fields 3. Water can change from a gas into a liquid. Write to explain how this happens. Use the words water vapor, gas, and liquid as you write. 4. Draw Conclusions What could you do to change milk into a solid? Matter All things are made of matter. Matter has mass and takes up space. Think about your bedroom. Your bed, clothes, and toys are made of matter. 2 Even things you cannot see are made of matter. Air is a kind of matter. 3 All things made of matter have mass. Mass is how much matter is in an object. Matter is made of tiny parts. You can see the tiny parts of matter through a microscope. Properties of Matter Matter has different properti