MATTER

and
MEASUREMENT
Unit 1

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AIMS

In this unit you will learn:

1. What is Physics?
2. What is Chemistry?
3. What is matter?
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PHYSICS vs CHEMISTRY
Have a look at the photos below.
Which ones represent chemical procedures? And chemical
procedures?
Justify your answer
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PHYSICS vs CHEMISTRY
PHYSICAL CHANGE CHEMICAL CHANGE
Matter gets Matter transforms into a
transformed without different substance.
changing its nature.

No changes in There are changes in the

chemical formule chemical formule

Ex. State changes Ex. Combustions

Mixture and separation Electrolysis
of substances
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PHYSICS vs CHEMISTRY
Decide if the following problems are studied by Physics or Chemistry

-How much can you strech an elastic

band
-The composition of medication

-Would a piece of metal rust in contact

with air?

-The ability of a metal to conduct

electricity

- Can an object float?.

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PHYSICS vs CHEMISTRY
PHYSICAL CHANGE CHEMICAL CHANGE
-How much can you strech an -The composition of medication
elastic band
-Would a piece of metal rust in
-The ability of a metal to conduct contact with air?
electricity

- Can an object float?.

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HOWEVER….

Physics and Chemistry have

something in common:
THEY BOTH STUDY DIFFERENTS
ASPECTS OF

MATTER
 Gas carbónico/
Carbonic gas

Música/ Music

Escritura/
writing Luz/Ligth

¿WHAT IS
MATTER?
Decide if the following elements are or not matter
Lápiz/pencil Justify your answer

Archivo mp3/
Arena/sand mp3 archive

Algodón/Cotton

Río/River
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DEFINE MATTER
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DEFINE MATTER
MATTER is everything that
has mass and volume
Material elements with Material elements
defined limits are called without defined limits
OBJECTS are MATERIAL
SYSTEMS

MASS is the amount of

matter of an object.
It is measured in kilograms
(kg) or in grams (g)
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PROPERTIES OF MATTER
The properties of matter allow us to describe objects.
There are two main types of properties
EXTENSIVE INTENSIVE
PROPERTIES PROPERTIES
Depend on the amount of Do not depend on the amount
matter in the object of matter in the object

Some properties can be measured (volume,

temperature), they are QUANTITATIVE.

Other properties cannot be measured

(flavour, colour), they are CUALITATIVE
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DENSITY
Mass divided by the volume that takes up
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Measuring volume of solids