Properties of Matter

What are the three states of matter?

• gas, liquid, mass
• solid, liquid, gas
• mass, volume, thermal energy
• gas, temperature, solids

Which physical property is the amount of space something takes up and can be measured with a graduated cylinder?

• conductivity
• relative density
• thermal energy
• volume

I have two objects with the same volume but different masses.  Which object will be more dense?

• The object with less weight.
• The object with more weight.
• The object with more mass.
• The object with less mass.

Which physical property will change if you visit the moon?

• mass
• volume
• density
• weight

Physical property that describes the ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance, usually water.

• Density
• Magnetism
• Solubility
• Melting Point

The amount of matter in a given space.

• density
• matter
• mass
• volume

The ability of a substance to dissolve in another substance.

• malleability
• melting point
• solubility
• luster

A property that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.

• physical property
• chemical property

A property that can be observed by attempting to change the substance.

• physical property
• chemical property
• characteristic property

Properties that can help you identify a substance and are unique to that substance.

• physical property
• chemical property
• characteristic property