Interactive Physical Science 1.1

The physical property that makes metal pots good for cooking is

• flexibility.

• electrical conductivity.

• flammability.

• heat conductivity.

Which of the following is true about matter?

• It is a solid that takes up space.

• It has mass and takes up space.

• It has mass and is usually a liquid.

• It is always a substance.

Which of the following is not true about a pool of water and a piece of ice?

• They have the same composition.

• They are in different states of matter.

• They have different chemical properties.

• They have different physical properties.

Characteristics used to describe matter are called

• physical properties.

• chemical properties.

• both chemical and physical properties.

• neither chemical nor physical properties.

Solid, liquid, and gas are the three ____________ of matter.

• conducting electricity

• states

• chemistry

• chemical

• flammability

The metal tungsten is used in incandescent light bulbs because of its property of _____________.

• conducting electricity

• states

• chemistry

• chemical

• flammability

__________________ is the study of matter and the changes in matter.

• conducting electricity

• states

• chemistry

• chemical

• flammability

The ability of iron to rust is a ___________ property.

• conducting electricity

• substance

• chemistry

• chemical

• flammability

A ____________ is a single kind of matter that has a specific composition.

• conducting electricity

• substance

• chemistry

• chemical

• flammability

Another term for the ability to burn is ___________.

• conducting electricity

• substance

• chemistry

• chemical

• flammability