Matter Unit Test

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used to measure the mass of an object

balance scale

one or two letters that stands for the name of an element

chemical formula

characteristics of a material that can only be seen when the material changes and NEW materials are formed

chemical properties

matter made up of two or more elements that are joined together

compound

a state of matter in which matter has no definite shape or volume. The particles move the fastest and farthest apart

gas

a tool used to measure liquids

graduated cylinder

any material made up of only one type of matter

element

the ability to cause change

energt

state of matter that has a definite volume but not a definite shape

liquid

anything that has mass and volume

matter

a measure of the amount of matter something contains

mass

a system of measurement that is based on the number 10 and multiples of 10

metric system

characteristics of a material that can be seen or measured without changing the material

physical properties

a characteristic to describe matter

property

state of matter that has a definite volume . the particles are tightly packed together and can only vibrate in a very small space

solid

a unit of measure that is agreed on and used by everyone

standard unit

the amout of space that matter takes up

volume