Study Guide: Properties of Matter
Name
Date
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1. Temperature the measurement of the average kinetic energy of the
particles in a substance
2. Inertia _____ resists changes in motion
3. Matter _____ anything that has mass, volume and temperature
4. Grams _____ basic unit of mass in the metric system
5. Mass________ the amount of matter in an object
6. Volume______ the amount of space an object takes up determined by
length x width x height
7. Meters______ basic unit of length in the metric system
8. Length______ the measurement of distance between objects or points
9. Density _____ the amount of mass per unit of volume of an object
10. Liters_______ basic unit of volume in the metric system
Density
Grams
Length
Liters
Mass
Matter
Meters
Inertia
Temperature
Volume
11. _113L_______ Volume of an aquarium tank
12. _10g________ Mass of lead sinker
13. _3m_________ Distance between classrooms
14. _1816kg_____ Mass of a car
15. _40.2km_____ Distance between cities
16. _354.9mL____ Volume of a drink
10g
113L
1816kg
354.9mL
3m
40.2km
17. _Density_____ amount of mass per unit of volume
18. _Inertia______ tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
19. _Insulator____ material through which electricity is not conducted
20. _Conductor___ material through which electricity can be conducted
Inertia
Insulator
Conductor
Density
Which will stay warmer, a house insulated with fiberglass or foam
R-value of insulation
Type of insulation
Temp of environment
Amount of insulation
Amount of heat added
Amount heat lost
21. Independent variable Type of insulation
22. Dependent variable
Amount heat lost
23. Controlled variable
Temp of environment
R-value of insulation
24. Controlled variable
Amount of insulation
Amount of heat added
25. Write a hypothesis
26. Arrange the prefixes from Kilo thru Milli from Largest to Smallest
Kilo, Hecto, Deca, Deci, Centi, Milli
Kids hate doing dumb crazy metrics
A student measures 16mL of water that pours out of a beaker
after a solid is dropped into it. Their lab partner measures the
mass to be 124.8 grams.
27. What is the density of the object? _7.8g/mL____
28. Using the chart, what material is the substance?
__Iron________________
Use a ruler for the following:
29. What is the diameter of the circle in cm? __2 cm______
30. What is the length of the line in cm? __5.5 cm______
31. What is the volume of the cube?
_4.2cm * 1.2 cm * 2.7 cm = _13.6 cm3
32. What is the mass measurement reading in g? __373.3 g______
Material
Density(g/cm3)
Magnesium
1.7
Aluminum
2.7
Iron
7.8
Copper
8.3
Lead
11.3
Uranium
18.7
Gold
19.3
Platinum
21.4