Question | Answer |
The mass of an object does NOT change unless matter is... | added to or removed from it. |
The law of conservation of mass states that... | the parts of an object will have the same total mass as the whole object. |
The ________________ is the base unit of mass in the metric system. | gram |
The U.S. system of units uses ________________________ to measure weight. | pounds (lbs.) and ounces (oz.) |
Volume is the amount of _________________ that matter takes up. | space |
Volume is calculated by multiplying.... | L x W X H (Length X Width X Height) |
A measuring tool used to measure the volume of a liquid is a(n) | graduated cylinder |
A property is... | a characteristic of an object- (for example: color, size, shape, texture, mass, density, magnetic, odor, taste) |
gravity is... | a force that attracts objects to the center of Earth |
matter is... | anything that takes up space and has mass |
mass is... | the amount of matter in an object |
volume is... | the amount of space that matter takes up |
density is... | the property that compares an object’s mass to its volume |
repel is... | to push away another object |
law of conservation of mass | the parts of an object will have the same total mass as the whole object |
kilogram | a unit used to measure mass |