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Defining Matter Vocabulary (Ch 1)

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

anything that has substance and takes up space; anything that has mass and volume

(a)  

2.

the curvature of the top of a liquid in a container, which is the result of intermolecular attractions between the liquid and the container

(a)  

3.

a characteristic, such as boiling point or density, that does not depend on the size or amount of matter and can be used to identify matter

(a)  

4.

a proposed explanation for an observation or scientific problem, which can be tested by further investigation

(a)  

5.

a characteristic or quality of a substance

(a)  

6.

the amount of space a sample of matter occupies

(a)  

7.

the measure of the mass of substance per unit of volume, often expressed in units of grams per milliliter (g/mL) or grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3)

(a)  

8.

the study of substances, their properties, and how they can be transformed; the study of matter and how it can be changed

(a)  

9.

a property, such as volume or mass, that is specific to the amount of matter and therefore changes if the quantity of the substance changes

(a)  

10.

a measure of the quantity of matter in an object

(a)  

11.

a method for measuring the volume of a solid object by immersing it in water; the volume of the object is equal to the amount of water displaced by the object when fully submerged

(a)