1 The Properties of Matter.

Question 1

Matter

Answer 1

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Question 2

Volume

Answer 2

A measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimension space.

Question 3

Meniscus

Answer 3

The curve at a liquid’s surface by which one measure the volume of the liquid.

Question 4

Mass

Answer 4

A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Question 5

Weight

Answer 5

A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.

Question 6

Inertia

Answer 6

The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving , to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object.

Question 7

Physical property

Answer 7

A characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change, such as density,color, or hardness

Question 8

Density

Answer 8

The ratio of the mass of a f the substance to the volume of the substance

Question 9

Physical change

Answer 9

A change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties.

Question 10

Chemical properties

Answer 10

A property of matter that describes a substance’s ability to participate in chemical reaction.

Question 11

Chemical change

Answer 11

A change that occurs when one or more substance’s change into entirely new substances with different properties.