Physical Properties of Matter

Matter

Physical Properties

What is Matter?

Must Have Mass (Made of Stuff)

Must Have Volume (Take Up Space)

Multiple Choice

All matter must have mass and volume.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which is a measure of the amount of space matter takes up?

• mass

• volume

• density

• weight

Matter Has Properties

• Physical Properties - Description or Characteristic of Matter Using Observations and Measurements

• Chemical Properties - Description of How Matter Interacts with Other Matter

Multiple Select

What are the two types of properties matter has?

• electronic

• physical

• tectonic

• chemical

Multiple Choice

Which property describes how matter interacts with other matter?

• physical

• chemical

Physical Properties: Two Kinds

• Observable: Use Senses to Learn About Matter

• Measureable: Use Tools to Learn About Matter (More Scientific/Exact)

Multiple Choice

Which type of physical properties are learned from using just our five senses?

• observable

• measurable

Multiple Choice

Which type of physical properties are learned by using tools and are more scientific?

• observable

• measureable

Observable Properties of Matter

• See: Color, Size, Shape, State, Magnetic, Electrical Conductor

• Feel: Hardness, Texture, Bendable, Heat Conductor

• Taste: Salty, Sweet, Spicy

• Hear: Loud, Quiet

• Smell: Odor

Multiple Choice

You can observe the state (solid, liquid, gas) of matter.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Odors are physical properties you can hear.

• True

• False

Measurable Properties of Matter

• Mass (Amount of Stuff)

• Weight (Pull of Gravity on Mass)

• Temperature (Amount of Heat)

• Length (Distance)

• Volume (Space Taken Up)

• Density (HowTightly Packed)

Multiple Choice

Which physical property is measured with a balance to determine the amount of stuff it is made of?

• mass

• volume

• weight

• temperature

Multiple Choice

Which physical property measures how packed matter is in an object?

• volume

• density

• length

• weight