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Matter
chapter 9 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Matter | anything that takes up space and has mass |
| Mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| Solid | matter that has a shape of its own |
| Liquid | matter that takes the shape of the container it is in |
| Gas | matter that fills the space it is in |
| Property | how matter looks, feels, smells, sounds, or tastes |
| Balance | a tool to measure the mass of an object |
| Ruler | a tool to measure the width, length, or height of an object |
| Volume | the amount of space something takes up |