Ch. 10 Matter and Its Properties

A scientist describes an object as small, shiny, and bumpy.  The scientist is observing the object's ________.

• particles
• properties
• kilometers
• buoyancy

Gas is different from a liquid and a solid because gas _____ out to fill whatever space is available.

• stays the same
• atom
• spreads
• volume

An _____ is the smallest particle of an element that has the same properties of that element.  

• atom
• particle
• buoyancy
• volume

Mass is different from weight because mass ______ no matter where the object is.  

• spreads
• matter
• periodic table
• stays the same

______ are sometimes used to measure long distances.

• kilometers
• atom
• particles
• properties

A solid is a type of matter that is made of _____ that are tightly packed together and firmly connected.  

• stays the same
• particles
• matter
• kilometers

Anything that takes up space and has mass is ____. 

• buoyancy
• kilometers
• periodic table
• matter

The elements in the ____ are organized by their individual properties.  

• periodic table
• atom
• particles
• properties

A golf ball has little _______ if it does not float in a pond.  

• atom
• buoyancy
• particles
• volume

You can measure the ______ of a box by seeing how many cubes of a known size will fit inside the box.  

• buoyancy
• periodic table
• matter
• volume