Chapter 1 sections 1,2 and 3 Flashcards
anything that has mass and takes up space
matter
a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space.
volume
the curve at a liquid’s surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.
meniscus
a measure of the amount of matter in an object
mass
a measure of the gravitational force on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe.
weight
the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change on speed pr direction until the outside force acts on the object.
inertia
a characteristic of a substance that dose not involve a chemical change such as density color or hardness.
physical property
the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance.
density
a change of matter from one form to another without a change in physical property.
physical change
a property of matter that describes a substance’s ability to participate in chemical reactions.
chemical property
a change that occurs when one or more substances with different properties.
chemical change