Goals for Group 3
What's Matter?


Go to Interactive Physics Modules (http://ippex.pppl.gov/interactive/) and answer the questions for Goals 4 and 5.

Goal 4

1. What 3 states of matter are found in your home every day?




2. What is the fourth state of matter that represents 85% of all matter in the universe?




3. What body in our solar system is made up of plasma?




Goal 5

1. What is defined as the mass of a material per unit of volume?




2. What is the formula for finding density?




3. How does density affect the buoyancy of an object? For example, would an object that is less dense float in water better than an object that is more dense? Explain why you think this is true.






Do-It-Yourself Research

Go to Chem4Kids: Matter (http://www.chem4kids.com/atoms/structure.html) and answer this question:

What is the relationship between the 3 states of matter mentioned in question 1 of Goal 4? Give an example of matter in each of the 3 states.
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