A & P Chapter 2

Matter

All living & nonliving things are composed of matter
Mass

amount of matter in an object
Weight

gravitational force acting on an object of a given mass.
Kilogram
- International unit for mass.
- 1 gram is 1/1000 of kg
Element
- simplest type of matter, having unique chemical properties.
- 96% of the body's weight results from the elements oxiygen, carbon, hydrogen, and nitrogen
Atom

Smallest particale of an element that has chemical characteristic of that element

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A & P chapter 2

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