The Properties of Matter

Question 1

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Answer 1

Matter

Question 2

A measure of the size of a body or region in three dimensional space

Answer 2

Volume

Question 3

The curve at a liquid’s surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid

Answer 3

Meniscus

Question 4

A measure of the amount of matter in an object

Answer 4

Mass

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Weight

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Inertia

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Physical Property

Question 8

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

Answer 8

Density

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Physical Change

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Chemical Property

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Chemical change