1. What is Matter? I can describe the two properties of all matter.
Recognize that all matter consists of atoms
I can describe the two properties of all matter.
I can measure and calculate the mass and volume of a given substance.
I can explain the difference between mass and weight
I can identify factors that influence the amount of gravitational force between objects

2. What is Matter? Matter is anything that has volume and mass.
All matter takes up space.
The amount of space taken up, or occupied, is known as the object’s volume.

3. Measuring Liquid Volume
Measured in liters (L) or milliliters (ml)
Can be measured in a graduated cylinder,
beaker, or measuring cup
Meniscus – curve at liquid surface used to accurately measure liquid volume
What causes the meniscus?
A concave meniscus occurs when the molecules of the liquid attract those of the container. The glass attracts the water on the sides.

4. Measuring Liquid Volume
What is the volume of water in each cylinder?
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Pay attention to the scales for each cylinder.

5. Measuring Volume of a Regularly Shaped Solid Object
Measured in cubic units (having three dimensions)
Multiply length x width x height
Measured as cubic meters (m3) or cubic centimeters (cm3)
10 cm
9 cm
8 cm
_____ X _____ X _____ = _____
One cubic meter (1 m³) is a cube where each edge is 1 m long

6. Volume of an Irregularly Shaped Solid
Measure the displacement of water in a graduated cylinder
Amount of H2O with object = ______ About of H2O without object = ______ Difference = Volume = ______
1 ml is equal to 1cm3
Although volumes of liquids can be expressed in cubic units, volumes of solids should not be expressed in liters or milliliters.

7. Measuring volume of a gas
If you know the volume of the container then you know the volume of the gas

8. Mass and Weight
Mass – the amount of matter that makes up something. Measured in kilograms (kg), grams (g) or milligrams (mg) on a triple beam balance
Gravity – a force that exists between any two objects that have mass
Weight – measure of the gravitational force exerted on an object. Expressed
in SI unit of force, the newton (N) Measured with a spring scale
1 Newton = approximately 100g
of mass on Earth

9. _______ + ______ + _______ = ________ g
Measuring Mass
We will be using triple-beam balances to find the mass of various objects.
The objects are placed on the scale and then you move the weights on the beams until you get the lines on the right-side of the scale to match up.
Once you have balanced the scale, you add up the amounts on each beam to find the total mass.
What would be the mass of the object measured in the picture?
_______ + ______ + _______ = ________ g
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10. A person's weight on the Moon is 1/6 of his or her weight on Earth.
Mass is constant for an object no matter where it is in the universe. The only way to change the mass of an object is to change the amount of matter that makes up the object.
Weight changes with distance of gravitational force from the Earth or any other large body of the universe
                                                     
The more mass an object has, the greater the gravitational force on the object and the greater the object’s weight.
A person's weight on the Moon is 1/6 of his or her weight on Earth.

12. Inertia The tendency of all objects to resist any change in motion
Mass is a measure of inertia (more mass an object has the greater the inertia)
Objects at rest will remain at rest unless something causes it to move
Objects in motion will stay in motion at the same speed and direction unless something acts on it
Newton’s first law of motion
Motion tends to continue unchanged.
The elephant at rest tends to remain at rest.