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Matter & Measurement
Study terms for test
Term | Definition |
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Physical Properties | properties that can be observed or measured to describe matter without changing the object |
Chemical Properties | properties that are observed during a chemical reaction |
Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
Weight | a measure of the pull of gravity on an object |
Volume | the amount of space something takes up |
Density | the amount of matter that occupies a particular space (how compact something is) |
Buoyancy | the ability to float or sink |
Regular objects | objects that have even sides and edges |
Irregular objects | objects that do not have even sides or edges |
meniscus | the bottom part of the curve of the liquid being measured (the most accurate part) |