Measuring Matter Vocabulary

What is the amount of matter in an object or substance called?

• Density

• Volume

• Mass

• Weight

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Which term describes the measure of mass in a given volume?

• Volume

• Density

• Weight

• Thermal energy

What is the amount of space an object or substance takes up?

• Mass

• Volume

• Density

• Kinetic energy

What measures the gravitational force on an object?

• Mass

• Volume

• Weight

• Density

Which tool is used to measure weight, usually in newtons?

• Ruler

• Graduated cylinder

• Spring scale

• Standing scale

What is used to measure mass?

• Scale

• Ruler

• Graduated cylinder

• Spring scale

Which tool is used to measure length?

• Scale

• Ruler

• Graduated cylinder

• Spring scale

What is used to measure volume?

• Ruler

• Scale

• Graduated cylinder

• Spring scale

Which tool is used to measure weight?

• Standing scale

• Ruler

• Graduated cylinder

• Scale

What measures the motion of the atoms and molecules in a substance?

• Kinetic energy

• Thermal energy

• Mass

• Volume

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-4