Chapter 1

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 dimensional shape

Question 3

Meniscus

Answer 3

the curve at a liquids surface by which one measures 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 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 Property

Answer 10

a property of matter that describes a substance’s ability to participate in chemical reactions

Question 11

Chemical Change

Answer 11

a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties