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Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
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the amount of matter making up an object
What is mass
100
how much space an object takes up
What is volume
100
a measurement that describes the number of unit squares that cover a surface
What is area
100
the upward force of a liquid or air that keeps things afloat
What is buoyancy
100
matter that does not have a definite shape and does not take up a definite amount of space
What is gas
200
matter that does not have a definite shape but does take up a definite amount of space
What is liquid
200
matter that has a definite shape and takes up a definite amount of space
What is solid
200
the amount of matter in a given space
What is density
200
anything that takes up space and has mass
What is matter
200
Color, texture, and shape are all _________ of matter
What is properties
300
One kilogram of cotton would take up more space than on kilogram of iron because the ________ of cotton is less than the density of iron
What is density
300
The measure of the pull of gravity between an object and earth
What is weight
300
The particles in a _______ move farther apart from one another than in a solid or liquid
What is gas
300
You can use water to measure the ______ of a solid
What is volume
300
To measure matter, scientists use the standard units in the _________
What is metric system
400
Mass is measured in units called
What is kilograms
400
to find the area of a rectangular object, multiply its _________ by its width
What is length
400
if you took an object to the moon, its mass would be the same as on Earth, but its _________ would be less
What is weight
400
A gas does not have a definite ____________
What is shape
400
Adding __________ energy causes air particles to move more quickly
What is heat
500
Give an example of something that is not matter. How do you know it is not?
What is numbers, colors, and ideas or concepts. They are not matter because they do not take up space and they cannot be described by properties
500
What are the "three Rs"?
What is reduce, reuse, and recycle
500
Why is it important to use standard units when describing matter?
What is if people used different units to measure matter, there could not be any accurate comparisons of matter's size, shape, mass, or weight