Chemistry 1 Vocabulary

1.  measurement of how much “stuff” makes up an object. It is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space (volume). Matter is made of atoms.

• Matter

• Volume

• Weight

• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The amount of mass (atoms) in a given amount of volume (or space)/how compact atoms are in a subject.

• Matter

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

A measurement that tells you how much matter (or stuff) an object is made of.

• Matter

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

The downward pull (or force) on an object due to gravity

• Volume

• Mass

• Weight

• Density

Describes how much space an object takes up.

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

• Weight

Matter that has a definite (fixed) shape and a definite (fixed) volume.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.5-PS1-3

Matter with no definite (fixed) shape and no definite (fixed) volume

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter that has a definite (fixed) volume but does not have a definite (fixed) shape

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Matter

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The process by which you submerge an object in water to determine how much space an object takes up.

• Matter by Displacement

• Density by Displacement

• Volume by Displacement

• Mass by Displacement

a randomly shaped object that does not have flat, clear edges

• Irregular Shaped Object

• Regular Shaped Object

• Volume by Density

• Volume by Mass