Matter - Mass, Weight, and Density

A measure of how much matter an object has is--

• weight
• gravity
• mass
• volume

Mass is measured in what type of units?

• meters and kilometers

• grams and kilograms

• liters and milliliters

• ounces and pounds

1 kg =

• 10 g
• 100 g
• 1000 g
• .1 g

1 g =

• 1000 mg
• 100 mg
• 10 mg
• .1 mg

What is mass?

• how long an object is

• how much matter is in an object

• how much gravity is needed to hold the object on earth

• how much space an object takes up

What tool would you use to measure mass?

• ruler

• scale

• graduated cylinder

• balance

Weight is ________________________.

• the force of gravity on an object.
• the amount of matter in an object.
• neither.
• both.

You get in your spaceship and head on a trip to Mars.  As you leave Earth, your mass ______________.

• increases
• decreases
• remains the same

You get in your spaceship and head on a trip to Pluto.  As you leave Earth, your weight ______________.

• increases
• decreases
• remains the same

Which of the following are properties of matter?

• color, shape, texture

• mass, density, volume

• size, odor, taste

• all of the above