Density Vocabulary

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A measure of the amount of matter in an object.

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Mass

Front

The mass of a known volume of a substance

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Density

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The metric unit used to measure mass.

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gram, g, kg

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The amount of space occupied by a sample of matter

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Volume

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A substance (stuff) that makes up everything in the universe

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Matter

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A measure of the force of gravity on an object

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Weight

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The upward force exerted by a liquid or gas on an object

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Buoyancy

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The unit of volume for a liquid

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mL

Front

The unit of measure for volume of a solid

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cubic centimeters

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The volume of a liquid that is displaced when an object is immersed in a liquid

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water displacement, displacement