| A | B |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| volume | the measure of a size of a body or region in three dimensional space; measured in L or mL |
| meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid |
| cubic | having three dimensions |
| calculation for volume | length x width x height |
| mass | the measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force on an object |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist a change in movement |
| physical property | can be observed or measured without changing the matter's identity |
| density | the ratio of the mass of an object to the volume of the same object |
| physical change | a change that effects one or more physical properties; does not involve a change in composition |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical reactions |
| flammability | the ability of a substance to burn |
| reactivity | the ability of a substance to combine with another substance and form a new substance |
| characteristic properties | physical and chemical properties that are useful to identify a substance |
| chemical change | happens when one or more substances combine and change into a new substance with different properties |
| electrolysis | happens when water is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen gasses |