Section 1 What is matter 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
weight
the tendency of an object to resist being moved
inertia
a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change
physical property
the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of a substance
density
a change of matter from one form to another without involving a chemical change
physical change
a property of matter that that describes a substance’s ability to praticipate in chemical reactions
chemical properties
a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties.
chemical change