Physical Properties of Matter

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

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Something that takes up space and has mass.

• volume
• matter
• mass
• density

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NGSS.5-PS1-1

NGSS.5-PS1-3

Matter is anything that has _______________ and takes up _______________.

• space.....matter
• matter...room
• eye... a seat
• mass.... space

Mass is the amount of __________________ in an object or substance.

• matter
• space
• volume
• mass

A physical property is a characteristic of matter that can be ____________ or _______________ without changing the chemical composition.

• changed or measured
• observed or measured
• observed or changed
• measured or combusted

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Odor is a(n) _______________________ physical property of matter.

• observable
• measurable

What is the definition of density?

• The amount of space an object takes up
• How much matter is inside an object
• How compact an object is
• Anything that has mass and takes up space

Solubility is

• the ability of a substance to dissolve
• the ability of a substance to melt
• the ability of a substance to freeze
• the ability of a substance to evaporate

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

The substance doing the dissolving is the

• solvent
• solute

The substance being dissolved is the

• solvent
• solute