1. Matter and Measurement Vocabulary

2. anything that takes up space and has mass
matter
anything that takes up space and has mass

3. one of the 3 states of matter
solid
one of the 3 states of matter
definite shape
definite volume

4. one of the 3 states of matter
gas
one of the 3 states of matter
no definite shape
no definite volume

5. one of the 3 states of matter
liquid
one of the 3 states of matter
no definite shape
definite volume

6. a characteristic that can be measured or observed
property
a characteristic that can be measured or observed

7. the distance between two points
length
the distance between two points

8. the amount of matter in an object
mass
the amount of matter in an object

9. the amount of space an object takes up
volume
the amount of space an object takes up

10. the exact quantity used to measure a certain property
units
the exact quantity used to measure a certain property
for example: grams measure mass

11. the metric unit of measure for length
meter
the metric unit of measure for length

12. the metric unit of measure for mass
grams
the metric unit of measure for mass

13. the metric unit of measure for volume
liter
the metric unit of measure for volume