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Nature of Matter
Physical Properties vocabulary Part A
Term | Definition |
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Accuracy | the quality of being near the true value |
Balance | equipment used to measure mass |
Calibrate | to mark off lines on measuring equipment for the desired unit |
Centimeter Cubed | cm3; a unit of volume derived from length times width times height |
Compress | to squeeze or press together |
Gas | a state of matter having indefinite volume, indefinite shape, with particles bouncing around and not touching each other |
Graduated Cylinder | equipment use to measure liquid volume |
Gram | an SI unit to measure mass; 1g = 0.001kg; there are 1000g in 1 kilogram |
Kilogran | the SI base unit to measure mass; 1 kg = 1000g |
Kinetic Theory | a physics theory that all matter is made of moving particles in random motion |
Liquid | a state of matter having definite volume, indefinite shape, with particles touching, and sliding around each othe |
Liter | the SI unit to measure volume of liquids |
Mass | the amount of matter (atoms) in a substance; measured in grams and kilograms |
Matter | anything that has mass and volume (takes up space) |
Meniscus | the curve on the upper surface of a liquid in a container caused by surface |
Mililiter | an SI unit to measure volume of liquids; 0.001 of a liter; there are 1000 mL in |
Phases of Matter | solids, liquids, gases, and plasma; also called states of matter |
Physical Matter | a characteristic of a pure substance that can be observed without changing it into another substance |
Plasma | a state of matter consisting of ionized (electrically charged) particles |
Precision | the amount of detail or refinement in measurement |
Solid | a state of matter having definite volume, definite shape, with particles vibrating, touching and locked into place |
States of Matter | solids, liquids, gases, and plasma; also called phases of matter |
Unit | a single, undivided whole; a quantity chosen as a standard for measurement |
Volume | the amount of space an object takes up or the amount of space a container holds |
Weight | the measure of the pull of gravity on an object; measured with a scale. |