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What is Matter?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| MATTER | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
| VOLUME | A measure of the size of a body or region in thre-dimensional space |
| MENISCUS | The curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid |
| What are two units used to measure volume? | liters (L) and milliliters (mL) |
| Formula to measure the volume of a regularly shaped solid object | volume= length x width x height |
| How do you find the volume of an irregularly shaped solid object | Submerge object in a container of water and measuring the volume of the water displaced |
| MASS | A measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| WEIGHT | A measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object |
| WEIGHT VALUE CAN CHANGE WITH THE LOCATION OF OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE | TRUE |
| MASS VALUE CAN CHANGE WITH THE LOCATION OF OBJECT IN THE UNIVERSE | FALSE |
| INERTIA | The tendency of an object to resist change in motion: speed and/or direction |
| MASS IS A MEASURE OF WHAT? | Inertia |