Science Class

With Teacher Katie

 Matter
and its
Characteristics
 MATTER
➢ Anything that has MASS and
TAKES UP SPACE
EVERYTHING is
made up of
MATTER.
 MASS and VOLUME
● MASS
• The measure of
the amount of
matter an object
contains.
MASS and VOLUME
●
VOLUME
• The amount of
space occupied
by the object.
 MASS vs. WEIGHT
● The mass of an The Weight of an object is
a measure of the force
object is the amount
exerted on the object by
of matter it gravity, or the force
contains. needed to support it.
The pull of gravity on the earth
gives an object a downward
acceleration of about 9.8 m/s 2
 ATOM
●The smallest unit which matter can be divided

●From the Greek word “Atomos” which means

“indivisible”
 REMEMBERING
THE STATES OF
MATTER
 SOLID
• A matter that can not
flow
• Has definite shape
• Has definite volume
 LIQUID
● Has definite volume
● Takes the shape of its
container (not definite
shape)
 GAS
● No definite volume
● No definite shape
● Can flow
PLASMA
● Ionized gas that
contains positive
ions and electrons
DENSITY OF
MATERIALS
WHAT IS DENSITY
Density
- is a measurement that
compares the amount of matter
(mass) an object has to its
volume(space)
1

Which is heavier, 1 kilogram

of gold or 1 kilogram of
feathers?
2 If you had two boxes, both of the
same size, and you filled one with
gold and one with feathers, which
box would be the heavier?
ANSWERS
1
Which is heavier, 1 The answer is, of course, that
kilogram of gold or 1 1 kilogram of gold is just as
kilogram of feathers?
heavy as 1 kilogram of
feathers. They both weigh 1
kilogram!
2
If you had two boxes, both
of the same size, and you
filled one with gold and one
with feathers, which box
would be the heavier?
Answer: the box filled with
gold of course! Because feathers
are not as dense as the gold,
the same volume of feathers
would be much lighter.
 DENSITY
To get the Density of an object follow the formula:

FORMULA FOR DENSITY:

 Example on how to
compute for density.
➢ You have a rock with a volume of 5cm3 and
a mass of 45 g. What is its density?
1. Identify the given 2. What is being asked?

Volume =5cm3 - What is the density?

Mass = 45 g

3. What formula to use? 4. Solution

What is the density of a sugar cube with
a mass of 11 grams and a volume of
6cm3?
1. Identify the given 3. solution:

Volume =5cm3
Mass = 45 g 11 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠
𝐷𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 =
6 𝑐𝑚3

2. Formula to use
𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚𝑠
Density= 1 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 5
𝑐𝑚3