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Physical Science
Word Bank 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Density | the measure of the amount of matter that occupies a particular space |
| Matter | the substance that everything is made of |
| Matter | can exist in three states solid, liquid and gas |
| Mass | the amount of matter in an object. The amount does not change because of location, and a bowling ball would have the same mass on the moon and on the Earth. |
| Weight | a measurement of the amount of force exerted on a body by gravity. |
| Length | refers to a measured distance or dimension. |
| Width | measurement of how wide something is. |
| Height | how tall something stands |
| Volume | the amount of space occupied by a solid object or a liquid. Volume is measured in cubes, such as cubic inches, cubic milimeters (called mililitres), or cubic meters. Imagine filling the space an object takes up with little cubes and then counting them to |
| Area | space or surface. |
| Centimeter | a unit of measurement for length from the metric system. One centimeter is equal to 0.394 inch, and there are 100 centimeters in one meter. |