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What is matter?

What is matter? Physical and chemcial properties of matter. Houghton-Mifflin Grade 4 Unit B Chapter 1

AB
matteranything that has mass and takes up space
massa measure of the amount of matter something contains
volumethe amount of space that matter takes up
densitythe amount of matter in a given space
propertysomething that describes matter
physical propertycharacteristics that can be seen or heard without changing the material
chemical propertycharacteristics of matter that can only be seen when the material changes and new material is formed
standard unita unit of measurement everyone agrees on
metric systema system of measurement that is based on the number 10 and multiples of ten
kilo-one thousand 1,000
centione hundredth 1/100
deci-one tenth 1/10
milli-one thousandeth 1/1000
literused to measure the volume of liquid-metric systems
gramused to measure the mass of an object- metric system
temperaturedegree Celsius-metric system
degree Fahrenheitunit of measurement in the English system to measure temperature
graduated cylinderused to measure volume
balanceused to measure mass
thermometerused to measure temperature
meterstickused to measure length-metric system
mile, yard, feetused to measure length- English system
ton; pound; ounceunits to measure mass in English system
gallon; pint; quartunits to measure volume in the English system


Karen E. Houser

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