Properties of Matter: Mass, Volume, and Density

Mass: the amount of matter in an object

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Measurement tool: balance or scale​

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Unit of Measurement: Grams (g)​

​All matter has mass. Mass is not affected by gravity, but weight is.

​Mass

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Volume: The amount of space something takes up​

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Measurement Tool: graduated cylinder or tape measure

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Unit of Measurement: ​graduated cylinder-liters/milliliters (L/mL) tape measure-cubic centimeters (cm³)

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​Water displacement for irregularly-shaped objects

​Volume

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Density: how much mass there is in a particular space

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Measurement Calculated by: mass divided by volume

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Unit of measurement: grams per cubic centimeter​ (g/cm³)

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​Density

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Density​