Energy & Matter Flashcards
What is matter?
Matter makes up everything
How do you find liquid volume?
Use a beaker
What is matter made of?
Atoms
What unit is mass measured in?
Grams
How do you find mass?
Use a scale
What is volume?
How much space matter takes up
What units is liquid volume measured in?
mL
How do you find the volume of regular solids?
lwh (length x width x height)
How do you find the volume of irregular solids?
Water displacement
What unit is volume measured in?
cm3 or mL
What is density? How do you find it?
How much mass is in a given object
What units is density measured in?
D=m/v or g/cm3
What does the Law of Conservation of Matter tell us?
Energy can not be created or destroyed
What caused matter to change?
Energy
What are the two main types of energy?
Potential and Kinetic
How does energy move?
Through waves
What does the Law of Conservation of Energy tell us?
Energy can only be stored, transferred or transformed
What is thermal energy?
Measurement of how fast particles move
What is heat?
Transfer of thermal energy
What is radiation?
Thermal energy transferred as a wave
What is conduction?
Thermal energy transferred through conduit
What is convection?
Thermal energy transforms in a circle
What is a solid?
Packed closely together
What is a liquid?
Particles freely moving around
What is a gas?
Particles are separate and moving fast