Properties of Matter

Front

What is the ability to float in water, air, or some other fluid?

Back

Buoyancy

Front

What is the measure of the amount of matter in a substance or an object?

Back

Mass

Front

What property is defined as the amount of matter in a given volume?

Back

Density

Front

What state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?

Back

Solid

Front

What will happen to water if it is heated?

Back

Expand

Front

What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape?

Back

Liquid

Front

What is the state of matter that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume?

Back

Gas

Front

What is the term for the amount of space an object occupies?

Back

Volume

Front

What is the force of gravity acting on an object?

Back

Weight

Front

What is the process called when a solid turns into a liquid?

Back

Melting