CK-12 Physical Science Concepts - For Middle School

(Marvins-Underground-K-12) #1

http://www.ck12.org Chapter 2. Matter


Vocabulary



  • mass: Amount of matter in a substance or object.

  • matter: Anything that has mass and volume.

  • volume: Amount of space taken up by matter.


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Do the mass and volume quiz at this URL. Be sure to check your answers.


http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=measurement-mass-volume


Review



  1. How do scientists define matter?

  2. What is mass? What is the basic SI unit of mass?

  3. What does volume measure? Name two different units that might be used to measure volume.

  4. Explain how to use the displacement method to find the volume of an irregularly shaped object.

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