Understanding Matter: Mass, Volume, and Density

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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What is the shape of a solid?

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A solid has a definite shape.

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What is the shape of a liquid?

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A liquid takes the shape of its container.

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What is the shape of a gas?

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A gas has no definite shape and fills the entire container.

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What are atoms?

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Atoms are the tiny particles that make up all matter.

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What is an element?

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An element is a substance made of only one kind of atom.

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What is mass?

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Mass is the amount of matter in an object.

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What determines an object's mass?

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The amount of atoms it contains.

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What is volume?

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Volume is the amount of space an object occupies.