Studied by 71 people
Smaller masses
________ are often measured in grams (g)
large grapefruit
A(n) ________ has a mass of about one- half kilogram.
basketball
If a(n) ________ balances a metal block, for example, then the ________ and the block have the same mass.
Beam balances
________ work in a similar way, but instead of comparing the masses of two objects, you compare the mass of an object with a standard mass on the beam.
MATTER
is a measure of how much matter an object contains
Calculating Volume
What is the volume of a pizza box that is 8 cm high, 38 cm wide, and 38 cm long
Answer
11,552 cm3
matter
anything that has mass and volume. It exists ordinarily as a solid, liquid, and gas
mass
a measure of how much matter an object is made of
weight
the force of gravity on an object
volume
the amount of three-dimensional space often used to describe the space that an object takes up
atom
the smallest particle of an element that has the chemical properties of that element
molecule
a group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds so that they move as a single unit
element
a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes
compound
a substance made up of two or more different types of atoms bonded together
mixture
a combination of 2 or more different substances that do not combine chemically but remain the same individual substances. These can be separated by physical means
solid
matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
liquid
matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape
gas
matter with no definite volume and no definite shape
states of matter
the different forms in which matter can exist. Three familiar states are solid, liquid, and gas
matter
anything that has mass and volume. It exists ordinarily as a solid, liquid, and gas
mass
a measure of how much matter an object is made of
weight
the force of gravity on an object
volume
the amount of three-dimensional space often used to describe the space that an object takes up
atom
the smallest particle of an element that has the chemical properties of that element
molecule
a group of atoms that are held together by covalent bonds so that they move as a single unit
element
a substance that cannot be broken down into a simpler substance by ordinary chemical changes
compound
a substance made up of two or more different types of atoms bonded together
mixture
a combination of 2 or more different substances that do not combine chemically but remain the same individual substances. These can be separated by physical means
solid
matter that has a definite shape and a definite volume
liquid
matter that has a definite volume but does not have a definite shape
gas
matter with no definite volume and no definite shape
states of matter
the different forms in which matter can exist. Three familiar states are solid, liquid, and gas
Note 
Flashcard (175)