Chapter 1 - VOCAB- sections 1 and 2 - 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 dimensional space.

Question 3

meniscus

Answer 3

the curve at a liquids surfice by which on measures the volume of the liquid

Question 4

mass

Answer 4

a measure of the amount of matter in a object

Question 5

weight

Answer 5

a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object . It’s 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 changed in speed or direction until an outside force acts/ moves the objects

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 to another without a change in chemical properties