Chapter One (Sections 1-3)

Question 1

Matter

Answer 1

Anything that has volume 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 liquid’s surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid.

Question 4

Cubic

Answer 4

Having three dimensions

Question 5

Mass

Answer 5

The amount of matter in an object.

Question 6

Weight

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Newton

Answer 7

The expression used for weight. (UNIT)

Question 8

Inertia

Answer 8

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 is acts on the object.

Question 9

Physical Property

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Density

Answer 10

The ratio of the mass of an object to the volume of a substance.

Question 11

Physical Change

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Chemical Properties

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Flammability

Answer 13

The ability of a substance to burn.

Question 14

Reactivity

Answer 14

The ability of two or more substances to combine and form one or more new substances.

Question 15

Characteristic Properties

Answer 15

The properties that are most useful in identifying a substance. (Physical OR chemical properties)

Question 16

Chemical Change

Answer 16

Happens when one or more substances are changed into new substances that have new and different properties.

Question 17

Composition

Answer 17

The type of matter that makes up an object and the way the matter is arranged in the object.