| A | B |
| physical property | property that can be observed or measured without changing the identity of the matter |
| chemical property | property that describes a substance based on its ability to change into a new substance with different properties |
| physical change | change that affects one or more physical properties of a substance |
| chemical change | change that occurs when one or more substances are changed into new substances with different properties |
| mass | the amount of matter something is made of |
| density | the amount of matter in a given space |
| volume | the amount of space that an object or substance occupies |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface by which you measure the volu me of the liquid |
| inertia | the tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion |
| gravity | the force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses |
| newton(N) | the SI unit of force |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object, usually by Earth |