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Matter can be measured
Matter can be visible or not, but it can always be measured. Matter has mass and volume.
Mass means something has weight. Matter can be weighed. Some matter is heavy. Some matter is light. All matter weighs something. All matter has mass.
Volume means something takes up space. Matter takes up space. Some matter is so small that we cannot see it. It must be measured under a microscope. Volume is calculated from measurements or the piece of matter. Liquid or gas volume is measured by its container. All matter has volume.
Experiment 1: Find the volume and mass of matter. Fill in the table.
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Ó Anne Pemberton, December, 2003
Page created September 20, 2007. Anne Pemberton. Updated Thursday, September 11, 2008 . AP
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