The Properties of Matter
atom the basic building block of matter; from the Greek word that means uncut-able
proton particle in the middle (nucleus) of the atom; has a positive charge neutron particle in the middle (nucleus) of the atom; has no charge (neutral)
electron the smallest particle in an atom; “orbits” the nucleus; has a negative charge
anything that has mass and volume matter anything that has mass and volume
one of the 3 states of matter solid one of the 3 states of matter definite shape definite volume
one of the 3 states of matter liquid one of the 3 states of matter no definite shape definite volume
one of the 3 states of matter gas one of the 3 states of matter no definite shape no definite volume
property a characteristic, or attribute, of an object that can be measured or observed.
the distance between two points length the distance between two points
the amount of matter in an object mass the amount of matter in an object measured in grams
the amount of space an object takes up volume the amount of space an object takes up measured in gallons, quarts, pints, liters, mL, and cubic inches, cubic cm, etc.
the amount of matter in a certain amount of space density the amount of matter in a certain amount of space density = mass/volume
physical property an attribute, or characteristic that can be observed and measured without changing what the matter is