What Is Matter?
Try This! Find five objects in your classroom. Pick up each object and order them from the least to the most mass. Use a balance to check if you were correct.
Think Deeply
Mass is how much matterr an object has. Mass is measured using a scale ale or balance and an is ograms, grams, gr commonly measured in kilograms, ounces or pounds.
We can compare matter e the e mass of different d using a balance. shows that e. The he balance below b the boot has more mass than tha the shoe. The plastic ball and the apple are a of similar size. Using a balance we can see that the apple has a greaterr mass. mass
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Chelsea placed two boxes of different sizes on each side of a balance. She noticed that the balance remained level. What can she infer about the mass of the boxes?
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Everything around you is made of matter. ter. The air you breathe, the water you drink and even this nything that tha book is made of matter. Matterr is anything has mass and volume.
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