Physical Science vocab

Mass

the amount of matter in a substance or object

Matter

anything that has mass and takes up space

kilogram

the BASIC SI unit for mass

gram

smaller mass than a kilogram . Equals .001 kg

weight

the measure of force pulling on an object due to gravity

volume

the amount of space taken up by matter. Often expressed in units of cm 3 ,liters ,or mL

density

mass per unit volume of a substance . Often expressed in g/cm 3

graph

a visual representation of data

centi

SI prefix with value of .01 or 1/100

milli

SI prefix with value of .001 or 1/1000

kilo

SI prefix with value of 1000