Matter

Matter is anything that has:

• mass

• volume

• mass and volume

• substance

Mass is a measurement of:

• the amount of particles a substance has.

• the space an object occupies

Volume is a measurement of:

• the amount of particles a substance has.

• the space an object occupies

How would you find the mass of an object?

• Measure its dimensions with a ruler, and then multiply length x width x height

• Water displacement

• use a balance/scale

• use a timer

How would you find the volume of an irregular shaped object?

• use a ruler to measure its dimensions

• water displacement

• use a balance/scale

• use a timer

How could you determine if a golden penny is made of gold?

• You wouldn't be able to figure it out.

• If it looks like gold, it's gold.

• You would test the properties of the gold penny and compare those to the properties of gold.

• You would guess.

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_________________ is the study of the structure and properties of matter

• chemistry
• Christmas Tree
• biology
• physics

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The smallest bit of matter that is pure and can't be broken down into any other smaller substance by physical or chemical means.

• particle
• compound
• element
• atom

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A(n) ________ is the single smallest particle of an element that retains the chemical identity of that element.

• atom
• element
• compound
• particle

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Matter is classified into two main groups known as_______.

• solids and fluids
• pure substances and mixtures
• homogeneous and heterogeneous
• elements and compounds