NOTES ON MASS, VOLUME, LENGTH AND DENSITY

Matter is anything that has _________ and __________________________.

Mass Length Volume
Abbreviation
What does it
measure?
How do you
measure it?
Basic unit of
measurement

Mass vs. e!ght
DATE: _____________________
Mass e!ght
ass is the amount of matter in an ob!ect.
MASS IS ALAYS "ONSTANT.
"ou wou#d have the same mass on the moon as you
do on Earth because your mass never changes $you
aren%t made of more or #ess matter when you trave#
to a new #ocation&.
ass is measured with a tri'#e(beam ba#ance or
e#ectronic sca#e.
The basic unit of measurement for mass is the gram
$g&.
Weight is a measure of the gravitationa# force between
) ob!ects.
EIGHT VA#IES $Y LO"ATION DUE TO
DI%%E#EN"ES IN G#AVITY.
"ou wou#d weigh #ess on the moon than you do on
earth because the moon has #ess gravity.
Weight is measured with a s'ring sca#e.
The basic unit of measurement for weight is *ounds
$#bs& or Ne&tons 'N(.
DENSITY
Abbreviation
What does it
measure?
How do you
+A,+-,ATE
it?
Basic unit of
measurement