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Review of Matter
Term | Definition |
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MASS | the amount of matter in an object and stays the same no matter where you are |
MASS | measured with a triple beam balance |
DENSITY | how compact an object is; how tightly packed its molecules are |
DENSITY | measured by dividing the mass by the volume (d = m/v) |
WEIGHT | is a FORCE that is affected by gravity and changes depending on where you are |
WEIGHT | measured with a scale |
VOLUME | the amount of space that something takes up |
VOLUME | multiply the length by the width by the height OR find the difference in the height of water in a beaker |
TEMPERATURE | measure of how fast the atoms and molecules of a substance are moving creating heat or cold |
TEMPERATURE | measured with a thermometer in Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin |