Vocabulary:
Matter: Anything that has mass and takes up space.
Solid: One of three basic forms of matter. Solids are made up of molecules that can vibrate back and forth but can’t move to change places with other molecules.
Liquid: One of the three basic forms of matter. Liquids are made up of molecules that can move short distances.
Gas: One of the three basic forms of matter. The molecules of a gas are constantly moving about
Density: The amount of matter in a certain volume of a substance;
Bouyancy: The upward push of a liquid or a gas on an object placed in it
Solid: One of three basic forms of matter. Solids are made up of molecules that can vibrate back and forth but can’t move to change places with other molecules.
Liquid: One of the three basic forms of matter. Liquids are made up of molecules that can move short distances.
Gas: One of the three basic forms of matter. The molecules of a gas are constantly moving about
Density: The amount of matter in a certain volume of a substance;
Bouyancy: The upward push of a liquid or a gas on an object placed in it
Mass, Weight, Volume
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explaining these three properties of matter
explaining these three properties of matter
Weight depends on the effect of gravity. Weight varies according to location.
Mass is a property of matter. The mass of an object is the same everywhere
Weight can be zero if no gravity acts upon an object, as in space.
Mass can never be zero
Mass does not change according to location.
Weight increases or decreases with higher or lower gravity.
Mass may be measured using an ordinary balance.
Weight is measured using a spring balance.
Mass usually is measured in grams and kilograms.
Weight often is measured in newtons, a unit of force.
Mass is a property of matter. The mass of an object is the same everywhere
Weight can be zero if no gravity acts upon an object, as in space.
Mass can never be zero
Mass does not change according to location.
Weight increases or decreases with higher or lower gravity.
Mass may be measured using an ordinary balance.
Weight is measured using a spring balance.
Mass usually is measured in grams and kilograms.
Weight often is measured in newtons, a unit of force.
States of Matter
The particles of a solid, liquid, and gas have certain characteristics.
Matter changes as the temperature rises and falls.