Questions and Answers
Which best describes volume?
The amount of space an object occupies
Which state of matter takes up more space than the container it's in?
Gas
Why is air considered matter?
Because it occupies space and has weight
Which type of matter has only weight but no volume?
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What distinguishes liquids from gases?
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Study Notes
- Matter is anything that has weight and takes up space.
- Weight is the heaviness of an object, measured on a scale.
- Volume is the amount of space an object occupies.
- Matter comes in three states: solid, liquid, and gas.
- Solids have both weight and volume.
- Liquids take up space and have weight.
- Gases, such as air, take up more space than the container they're in and have weight.
- Air is proven to be matter through experiments, like the balloon experiment, showing it takes up space and has weight.
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