physical science

chapter 1

physical science

the study of matter and energy

mass

mass is the object in has all of the photo have mass

chemistry

chemistry is the study of matter and how it changes.

physics

physics is the study of energy and how it acts with matter

physical science

physical science is the things around you it deals with matter and energy

matter and energy

matter is anything that has mass and takes up space

unit

other units you might be familiar with are the yard mile minute and day

customary

system some customary units for measuring length are the inch foot yard and mile

metric system

metric units are the most common units of measurement in the world

meterstick

it is one meter long

centimeter

a centimeter is 1/100 of a meter

millimeter

a millimeter is 1/1000 of a meter

kilometer

which is equal to 1000 meter would be more useful

millilter

is 1/1000 of a liter

gram

is the basic unit of mass

kilograms

to measure the mass of a person you probably would use

milligrams

a milligrams is 1/1000 of a gram

centigram

is a 1/100 of a gram

property

of sugar a property is a characteristic that helps identify an object

weight

is a measure of how hard gravity pulls on an object

newton

when describing weight

balance

to measure mass

standard mass

is a small object is usually a brass cylinder with the mass stamped on it