Question | Answer |
anything that has mass and takes up space | matter |
the amount of space an object takes up | volume |
an object whose sides you cannot measure | irregular solid |
device used to measure liquid volume | graduated cylinder |
the curved surface of a liquid in a container | meniscus |
length x width x height | volume |
1 milliliter = | 1 cubic centimeter |
device used to measure mass | triple beam balance |
method used to find the volume of an irregular shaped object | displacement of water |
the amount of matter in an object | mass |
a measure of gravitational force | weight |
tendency of an object in motion to stay in motion | inertia |
device used to measure weight | scale |
form of matter that does not have a definite shape and does not take up a definite amount of space | gas |
form of matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space | solid |
form of matter that has no shape but takes up a definite amount of space | liquid |
ability of charges to move through a material | electrical conductivity |
ability of a substance to be pulled into a wire | ductility |
ability of one substance to be dissolved in another | solubility |
ability to be pounded into sheets | malleability |
ability to attract iron | magnetism |
the mass per unit of volume of a substance | density |
the rate at which a substance conducts heat | thermal conductivity |
properties that can be observed or measured without changing the the matter's identity | physical properties |
temperature at which a liquid changes to a gas | boiling point |
temperature at which a solid changes to a liquid | melting point |
the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 1kg of a substance, 1 degree C. | specific heat |
property that describes the ability of a substance to change into an entirely new substance | chemical property |
the ability of a substance to burn | flammability |
the ability of 2 or more substances to combine to one or more new substances | reactivity |
properties used to identify substances | characteristic properties |
this forms when 2 substances dissolved in water combine to form a solid | precipitate |
the type of matter and the way it is arranged | composition |
taking water apart using electricity | electrolysis |
Unit of weight | newton |
units of mass | grams |
Property that involves the production of a new substance (iron rusting) | chemical property |
Type of change where matter changes from one form to another (ice melting) | physical change |