Properties of Matter

A solid is

• a substance that does not have a definite shape or volume

• a substance with a definite volume, but no definite shape

• a substance with a definite shape and volume

• a substance whose particles glide past one another

A liquid is

• a substance that does not have a definite shape or volume

• a substance with a definite volume, but no definite shape

• a substance with a definite shape and volume

• a substance whose particles vibrate

Which states of matter have a definite volume?

• solid and gas

• solid and liquid

• gas and liquid

• solid, liquid, and gas

Which of the following is a characteristic of liquids?

• molecules are tightly packed

• takes the shape of its container

• constantly keeps its shape

• molecules are spread far apart

Mass is the measurement of the amount of

• weight

• inertia

• force

• matter

Molecules in a solid are

• close together

• glide past each other

• far apart

The amount of space that a substance occupies

• Density

• Volume

• Mass

• Matter

Measurement of the amount of matter in an object

• mass

• density

• volume

• weight

The measurement of the pull of gravity on an object

• density

• mass

• volume

• weight

A gas is

• a substance that does not have a definite shape or volume

• a substance with a definite volume, but no definite shape

• a substance with a definite shape and volume

• a substance whose particles glide past one another