Properties of Matter 2

What is matter?

• The measure of how heavy or light something is for its size

• the force of gravity on an object's mass

• anything that has both mass and volume

• the amount of space an object takes up

What units do we use to measure mass?

• Fahrenheit or Celsius

• pounds or newtons

• centimeters or inches

• grams or ounces

Which of the following determine's an object's ability to float in water?

• How much the object weighs

• What the mass of the object is

• How dense the object is

• The volume of the object

How would you measure the volume of an oddly-shaped object, like a teacup?

• by placing it in a room without any gravity

• By placing the cup in water and measuring how high the water rises

• by placing it on a scale

• by breaking the cup into tiny pieces and placing those pieces in a beaker

How are mass and volume alike?

• They are only found in solids

• They are measured in grams

• They always stay the same

• They cease to exist when an object is placed in water