Matter and Properties

What is the study of matter and how it changes?

• matter
• chemistry
• substance
• properties

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

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Which one of these is a chemical property?

• melting point
• boiling point
• color
• flammability

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Which of the following is not a chemical property? 

• rusting 
• boiling 
• rotting 
• burning 

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What is reactability?

• the ability of a substance to undergo a chemical reaction, either by itself or with other materials
• the ability of a substance to undergo a physical change either by itself or with other materials

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Ability to rust is this type of property:

• Physical property
• Chemical property

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Flammability is an example of what property?

• Chemical property
• Physical property

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which is an example of a physical property?

• ability to react with acid
•  state of matter
• flammability
• ability to react with oxygen

Which is NOT a physical property?

• odor
• reacts with acid
• ability to conduct electric current
• hardness

Physical properties are

• properties that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance
• properties that describe how a substance changes into a completely different substance

Which of the following is a chemical property?

• flexibility
• ability to tarnish
• temperature
• texture