Question |
Answer |
Matter is anything that … |
has mass and takes up space. |
A property is a … |
characteristic of an object. |
Several properties of matter include: |
solid, liquid, gas, color, size, shape, texture, mass, density, magnetic, odor, taste. |
Scientists must be careful when testing the properties of … |
odor and taste. |
A Venn diagram may be used to … |
compare and contrast the properties of two objects. |
Mass is the amount of … |
matter that makes up an object. |
The mass of an object does not depend on … |
the object’s shape. |
Weight is a measure of the … |
force or pull of gravity between and object and Earth. |
An astronaut’s mass on Earth and on the moon is the … |
same. |
The astronaut’s weight on Earth and on the moon is different because of … |
different amounts of gravity. |
A balance can be used to measure … |
mass |
a scale can be used to measure … |
weight. |
Solids, liquids, and gases take up … |
space. |
The measurement of this space that solids, liquids, and gases take up is the matter’s … |
volume |
Different objects may have a different mass, but the same… |
volume |
A ping pong ball and golf ball both have the same volume but do not have the same … |
mass |
The golf ball is more __________ than the same size ping pong ball. |
dense |
A ping pong ball is less dense than water since it has_________ inside |
air |
but a golf ball is more dense than water since it is completely _____________through and through |
solid |
Magnetism is a force that acts on moving electric … |
charges and magnetic materials. |
property is a … |
characteristic of an object |
gravity is a … |
force that attracts objects to the center of Earth |
matter is … |
anything that takes up space and has mass |
mass is… |
the amount of matter in an object |
volume is… |
the amount of space that matter takes up |
density is … |
the property that compares an object’s mass to its volume |
repel means… |
to push away another object |