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What is matter?
Anything that has mass and takes up space
What is mass?
The amount of matter in an object
Which of these is not a physical property?
Taste
How flammable something is
Smell
Texture
List three physical properties that describe this fruit.
Blue, sweet, round, small etc...
Why is it important to observe the physical properties of matter
It helps us understand different types of matter and its behavior. It helps us classify different substances.
Volume is
If something floats or sinks
The amount of matter in an object
How much space an object takes up
The same as mass
Volume is length x width x height. Find the volume is length is 10 inches, width is 2 inches and height is 1 inch.
20 inches
How can you find the volume of an object with an irregular shape?
Water displacement
I have a beaker with 50 mL of water. When I drop an apple into the beaker, the water level rises to 70 mL. What is the volume of the apple?
20 mL
What is density?
How much space an object takes up
The mass of an object
Amount of matter present in a certain volume of substance
The pull of gravity on an object
If something is less dense than water, will it float or sink?
Float
Name two objects that are more dense than water.
Anything that would sink
Is density a physical or chemical property of matter?
Physical
List one physical property that you can use to classify these objects.
Color, shape, etc..
What are the three states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
Solids have a _______ volume and ________ shape.
definite/fixed
