Choose the correct statements:

(A) Weight of a substance is the amount of matter present in it.

(B) Mass is the force exerted by gravity on an object.

(C) Volume is the amount of space occupied by

Question

Choose the correct statements:

(A) Weight of a substance is the amount of matter present in it.

(B) Mass is the force exerted by gravity on an object.

(C) Volume is the amount of space occupied by a substance.

(D) Temperatures below 0°C are possible in Celsius scale, but in Kelvin scale negative temperature is not possible.

(E) Precision refers to the closeness of various measurements for the same quantity.

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Strategy:
 differentiate between standard definitions of mass, weight, volume, precision, and temperature scales.

Analysis:
- (A) False: Mass is the amount of matter; Weight is a force.
- (B) False: Weight is the force exerted by gravity.
- (C) True: Definition of Volume.
- (D) True: Kelvin is an absolute scale (0 K is minimum).
- (E) True: Definition of Precision.

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