Understanding Matter for Grade 8

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Matter

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Anything that has mass and occupies space

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States of Matter

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Solid, liquid, gas

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Solid

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Definite shape and volume

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Liquid

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Definite volume, no definite shape

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Gas

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No definite shape or volume

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Inertia

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Resistance to change in motion

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Mass

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Measure of the amount of matter in an object

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Volume

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Amount of space occupied

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Density

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Mass per unit volume, \(\rho = \frac{m}{V}\)

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Newton's First Law

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An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion