| A | B |
| matter | anything that has volume and mass |
| volume | the amount of space an object occupies |
| graduated cylinder | the instrument used to measure liquid volume |
| meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface |
| Liter | SI base unit for liquid volume |
| cubic centimeter | the unit used for the volume of solid objects |
| L x W x H | formula for regular (solid) volume |
| ending volume - starting volume | formula for irregular & liquid volumes |
| mass | the amount of matter in an object |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object |
| gravity | a force of attraction between objects |
| Newton | SI unit for weight |
| inertia | tendency of all objects to resist a change in motion |
| physical property | can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter |
| density | amount of matter in a given volume |
| m / v | formula for density |
| chemical property | describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties |
| physical change | affects 1 or more physical properties of a substance |
| chemical change | 1 or more substances are changed into entirely new substances with different properties |
| odor, volume & color | examples of physical properties |
| flammability & reactivity | examples of chemcial properties |
| melting & dissolving | examples of a physical change |
| baking a cake | examples of a chemical change |