Ch 9 L 1 Properties of Matter Vocab

Atoms are a basic unit of matter.

• True

• False

Which tool would you use to measure the temperature of a cup of sand?

• thermometer

• balance

• graduated cylinder

• ruler

Which tool should you use to measure the mass of pencil?

• thermometer

• balance

• graduated cylinder

• ruler

____ keep their size but not their shape.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasma

____ is the amount of space an object takes up.

• Matter

• Volume

• Density

• Mass

Atoms help us understand the nature of all matter.

• True

• False

Atoms combine to form molecules.

• True

• False

Atoms are too small to see without magnification.

• True

• False

_____ have molecules that are packed together and hardly move.

• solids

• liquids

• gases

• plasma

Atoms always have the same form.

• True

• False