The Properties of 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

Mass

Answer 3

A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

Question 4

Weight

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Inertia

Answer 5

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 acts on the object.

Question 6

Physical Property

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Density

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Physical Change

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Chemical Property

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Chemical Change

Answer 10

A change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances change into entirely new substances with different properties.