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Ty Science Chpt 2
The Properties of Matter
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anything that has volume and mass | matter |
| the amount of space taken up or occupied by an object | volume |
| the curve you see at the liquid's surface | meniscus |
| the amount of matter that something is made of | mass |
| a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses | gravity |
| the measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object | weight |
| the SI unit of force | newton |
| the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion | inertia |
| a property of matter than can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter | physical property |
| the amount of matter in a given space, or volume | density |
| a property of matter that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties | chemical property |
| a change tha affects one or more physical properties of a substance | physical change |
| occurs when one or more substances are changed into entirely new substances with different properties | chemical change |
| List 3 clues that indicate that a chemical change might be taking place. | color change, bubbling, fizzing or foaming, heat, the production of light, sound and odor |
| What are two properties of all matter? | all matter has mass and volume |
| How is volume measured? | liquids in graduated cylinders in liters and milliliters solids by multiplying length, width, and height in cubic cm |
| How is mass measured? | by a balance and in grams |