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Short Answer
True or False
100
What is anything that takes up space?
Matter
100
What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?
Mass
100
Sink or float? A metal object
USUALLY sinks
100
True or False. The three states of matter are all around us.
True
200
What tool is used to measure the mass of an object?
Pan balance
200
What is the pulling force that holds you on Earth?
Gravity
200
What are the three states of matter?
Solids, liquids, gases
200
True or false. Most matter on Earth is made up of more than one element.
True
300
What is the measure of the pull of gravity on you?
Weight
300
What is matter that has a definite volume and definite shape?
A solid
300
Why does a marble have more mass than a piece of popcorn? Hint: particles
The particles in a marble are packed more tightly than in a piece of popcorn
300
True or False. A liquid has a definite shape, but no definite volume.
FALSE. Liquids have a definite VOLUME, but NO DEFINITE SHAPE. (It takes the shape of its container)
400
What are the building blocks of matter?
Elements
400
What describes how much space an object takes up?
Volume
400
Sink or float? an object with little mass, but a volume
USUALLY floats
400
True or false? Your mass would be different on the Moon than on Earth.
FALSE. Your WEIGHT would be different, MASS would be the same.
500
What system of measurements do scientists use?
Metric System
500
What is matter that has no definite volume, no definite shape?
Gas
500
True or false. Wood conducts heat very well.
False
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