| A | B |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| mass | a measure of the amount of matter something contains |
| volume | the amount of space that matter takes up |
| density | the amount of matter in a given space |
| property | something that describes matter |
| physical property | characteristics that can be seen or heard without changing the material |
| chemical property | characteristics of matter that can only be seen when the material changes and new material is formed |
| standard unit | a unit of measurement everyone agrees on |
| metric system | a system of measurement that is based on the number 10 and multiples of ten |
| kilo- | one thousand 1,000 |
| centi | one hundredth 1/100 |
| deci- | one tenth 1/10 |
| milli- | one thousandeth 1/1000 |
| liter | used to measure the volume of liquid-metric systems |
| gram | used to measure the mass of an object- metric system |
| temperature | degree Celsius-metric system |
| degree Fahrenheit | unit of measurement in the English system to measure temperature |
| graduated cylinder | used to measure volume |
| balance | used to measure mass |
| thermometer | used to measure temperature |
| meterstick | used to measure length-metric system |
| mile, yard, feet | used to measure length- English system |
| ton; pound; ounce | units to measure mass in English system |
| gallon; pint; quart | units to measure volume in the English system |