Big Ideas 8: Properties of Matter: Measure Up

Fill in the blank: The term for anything that has mass and takes up space is called _________.

• matter

• energy

• light

• force

Fill in the blank: A _________ is a characteristic or trait that can be used to describe matter, such as size, shape, or color.

• property

• reaction

• solution

• element

Fill in the blank: _________ is a measure of how hot or cold something is.

• temperature

• volume

• weight

• speed

Fill in the blank: The measure of how heavy something is is called its _________.

• weight

• length

• volume

• temperature

Fill in the blank: The amount of matter in an object is called its _________.

• mass

• volume

• weight

• density

Fill in the blank: The amount of space that something occupies is called its _________.

• volume

• mass

• weight

• density

Fill in the blank: A _________ is a state of matter that has a definite shape and volume.

• solid

• liquid

• gas

• plasma

Fill in the blank: A _________ is a state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container.

• liquid

• solid

• gas

• plasma

Fill in the blank: To find the size, amount, or degree of something using standard units is to _________.

• measure

• compare

• estimate

• calculate

Fill in the blank: To note similarities and differences between two or more things is to _________.

• compare

• ignore

• describe

• summarize