Matter, Mass, and Volume PS Essentials 2.1

The volume of a liquid can be measured with a ___________________.

• Graduated Cylinder

• Scale

• Metric Ruler

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Answer explanation

A graduated Cylinder has markings on the outside to indicate the amount of liquid inside.

Mass measures the amount of ______ in a substance or an object.

• Vapor

• Matter

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• Gravity

Answer explanation

Objects of the exact same size can have very different masses. Consider a steel ball and a ping pong ball that are the same size.

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Matter is anything that has both mass and ______.

• Volume

• Color

• Sound

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______ is a term that refers to the amount of space that a substance or an object takes up.

• Space

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• Volume

• Height

The general term for the amount of matter in a substance or object is ______, it can be measured in many different units.

• Sound

• Mass

• Matter

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Which of the following would you allow to find the volume of an irregular shaped object? Like a soccer player.

• Triple Beam Balance

• Water Displacement

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• Hypothesis

This is a picture of two blocks made of different materials. If Block A is located on the Moon and Block B is located on the Earth, which of the following is true about the two blocks?

• They have the same density.

• They have the same weight.

• They have the same Barbie.

• They have the same mass.

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What does the mass of an object measure?

• amount of space it takes up.

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• amount of matter it contains.

• amount of water it displaces.

The only thing that is NOT matter is energy.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Remember that matter is defined as anything that has mass and volume. Energy has neither.

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Which physical property of matter depends on the pull of gravity?

• Mass

• Density

• Weight

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