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Intro to Matter
Chapter 1 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| volume | a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
| meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface used to measure the volume of the liquid |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist being moved or to resist a change in direction |
| physical property | a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change |
| density | the ratio of the mas of a substance to the volume of the substance |
| physical change | a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participte in chemical reactions |
| chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with dfferent properties |