Matter
Matter is:
Matter is NOT:
➔ Anything that has mass and volume
(takes up space)
➔ Made of atoms
➔ Can be a solid, liquid, gas or plasma
➔ Can be living or nonliving
➔ Energy (the ability to cause change
or do work)
➔ Examples: chemical, mechanical,
sound, electrical, thermal, nuclear,
electromagnetic (xray, ultraviolet
rays)
Matter is anything that has mass and volume.
MASS
VOLUME
Mass is the amount of ‘stuff’
in matter.
Volume is the amount of space
taken up by matter.
What UNITS are used to measure
mass?
What UNITS are used to measure
volume?
What TOOLS are used to measure
mass?
What TOOLS are used to measure
volume?
MASS
How do we determine mass?
● of a solid?
VOLUME
How do we determine volume?
● of a liquid?
● of a regular solid?
● of a
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liquid?
Mass of container
Mass of container + liquid
Subtract mass of container
● of an irregular solid?