Matter And Motion Test 1 Flashcards
What is energy
Energy is the ability to do work or cause change
What is matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is mass
A measurement of the amount of matter in something
What is weight
Weight measures how much gravitational force is pulling something
We Use _______ to measure weight
Scale
We use _______ to measure mass
Balance
What is volume
The amount of space something takes up
What are the two ways to calculate volume
L•w•h or water displacement method
Two units we use to label volume
Cm3
mL
What has mass
All matter
What we use to label mass
Grams
Define density
A ratio that compares an objects mass to its volume
How do we calculate density
Density equals mass divided by volume
What are two labels we use. For density
G/cm3
G/mL
What is the density of water
1 g/cm3
1g/mL