Study Guide: Properties of Matter
Name
Date
Pd
1. ____________ the measurement of the average kinetic energy of the
particles in a substance
2. ____________ resists changes in motion
3. ____________ anything that has mass, volume and temperature
4. ____________ basic unit of mass in the metric system
5. ____________ the amount of matter in an object
6. ____________ the amount of space an object takes up determined by
length x width x height
7. ____________ basic unit of length in the metric system
8. ____________ the measurement of distance between objects or points
9. ____________ the amount of mass per unit of volume of an object
10. ____________ basic unit of volume in the metric system
Density
Grams
Length
Liters
Mass
Matter
Meters
Inertia
Temperature
Volume
11. ____________ Volume of an aquarium tank
12. ____________ Mass of lead sinker
13. ____________ Distance between classrooms
14. ____________ Mass of a car
15. ____________ Distance between cities
16. ____________ Volume of a drink
10g
113L
1816kg
354.9mL
3m
40.2km
17. ____________ amount of mass per unit of volume
18. ____________ tendency of an object to resist a change in its motion
19. ____________ material through which electricity is not conducted
20. ____________ 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
22. Dependent variable
23. Controlled variable
24. Controlled variable
25. Write a hypothesis
26. Arrange the prefixes from Kilo thru Milli from Largest to Smallest
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? __________
28. Using the chart, what material is the substance?
__________________
Use a ruler for the following:
29. What is the diameter of the circle in cm? ________
30. What is the length of the line in cm? ________
31. What is the volume of the cube? ________
32. What is the mass measurement reading in 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