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Matter has two properties. What are they?
general and specific
______________ is the amount of matter in a substance.
Mass
_______________ is the relationship between an object's mass and its volume.
Density
______________ _______________ are properties that describe any type of matter.
General properties
____________ _____________ are properties that distinguish between different substances.
Specific properties
True or false: volume is an example of a specific property of matter.
False. volume is a general property
Give two examples of a general property of matter.
mass, length, surface area, volume, temperature
What are three examples of specific properties of matter?
density, elasticity, hardness, conductivity, brittleness, viscosity, compressibility, transparency, buoyancy
True or false: elasticity is an example of a general property of matter.
False. Elasticity is an example of a specific property
What is the equation for density?
density = mass / volume or d = m / v
____________ is all the things that can make matter change.
Energy
What are the 6 forms of energy?
kinetic, electrical, thermal, light, nuclear, chemical
________________ transforms light energy into chemical energy.
Photosynthesis
_________ is expressed in kilograms (kg) or gram (g)
Mass
___________ is expressed in litres (l), milliliters (ml), or cubic metres (m3), cubic centimeters (cm3)
Volume
What is volume?
Volume is the amount of space an object occupies
