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Nature Matter Part A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is the accuracy? | the quality of being near the true value |
| What is Balance? | equipment used to measure mass |
| What does calibrate mean? | to mark off lines on measuring equipment for the desired unit |
| What is the definition of a centimeter cubed? | a unit of volume derived from length times width times height |
| What does compress mean? | to squeeze or press together |
| What is gas? | a state of matter having indefinite volume, indefinite shape, with particles bouncing around and not touching each other |
| What is a graduated cylinder? | equipment use to measure liquid volume |
| What is a gram? | an SI unit to measure mass; 1g = 0.001kg; there are 1000g in 1 kilogram |
| What is a kilogram? | the SI base unit to measure mass; 1 kg = 1000g |
| What is kinetic theory? | a physics theory that all matter is made of moving particles in random motion |
| What is a liquid? | a state of matter having definite volume, indefinite shape, with particles touching, and sliding around each other |
| What is a liter? | the SI unit to measure volume of liquids |
| What is mass? | the amount of matter (atoms) in a substance; measured in grams and kilograms |
| What is Matter? | anything that has mass and volume (takes up space) |
| What is an meniscus? | the curve on the upper surface of a liquid in a container caused by surface tension |
| What is a milliliter? | an SI unit to measure volume of liquids; 0.001 of a liter; there are 1000 mL in |
| What are the phases of matter? | solids, liquids, gases, and plasma; also called states of matter |
| What is a physical property? | a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance |
| What is plasma? | a state of matter consisting of ionized (electrically charged) particles |
| What does precision mean? | the amount of detail or refinement in measurement |
| What is a solid? | a state of matter having definite volume, definite shape, with particles vibrating, touching and locked into place |
| What are the states of matter? | solids, liquids, gases, and plasma; also called phases of matter |
| What is a unit? | a single, undivided whole; a quantity chosen as a standard for measurement |
| What is volume? | the amount of space an object takes up or the amount of space a container holds |
| What is weight? | the measure of the pull of gravity on an object; measured with a scale. |