1. Physical Properties of Matter
Review of Mass and Weight

2. Physical Properties you can measure
• Mass is the amount of matter that makes
up an object.
• Mass is measured in grams (g) and
kilograms (kg)
• You can use a pan balance or triple beam
balance to measure mass.

3. Physical Properties you can measure
• Weight is the pull of gravity on an
object’s mass.
• A spring scale can be used to measure
weight.

4. Physical Properties you can measure
• The basic unit of weight is the newton
(N)
• However, in everyday life weight is given
measurements in grams and kilograms,
just like mass.

5. Physical Properties you can measure
• This is because on Earth, an object’s
mass and weight are about the same.
• That is because the pull of gravity is
nearly the same everywhere on Earth.