| A | B |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| volume | a measure of the size of a body or region in three-dimensional space |
| meniscus | the curve at a liquid's surface by which one measures the volume of the liquid |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter in an object |
| weight | a measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object; its value can change with the location of the object in the universe |
| inertia | the tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if the object is moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts on the object |
| physical property | a characteristic of a substance that does not involve a chemical change, such as density, color, or hardness |
| density | the ratio of the mass of a substance to the volume of the substance |
| physical change | a change of matter from one form to another without a change in chemical properties |
| chemical property | a property of matter that describes a substance's ability to participate in chemical reactions |
| chemical change | a change that occurs when one or more substances change into entirely new substances with different properties |